The Kabul Tribune (KT) — The Taliban has enacted and published a new law on the evaluation of movable and immovable assets belonging to missing persons, the Taliban Ministry of Justice said on Monday.
In a statement, the ministry said the law has been published in the official gazette following its endorsement. The law consists of an introduction, four chapters, four sections, and 31 articles.
According to the statement, the responsibility for implementing the law has been assigned to the Directorate for the Evaluation of Missing Persons’ Assets, operating under the military deputy of the Taliban Supreme Court.
Under the law, the directorate is required to safeguard assets belonging to missing or disappeared individuals, particularly those not currently under the control of others and at risk of being seized.
Article 9 of the law states that if the owner, heir, or legal representative appears and requests the return of property, the relevant authority is obligated to hand it over based on a court order.
The same article also stipulates that the use of assets or revenues belonging to individuals labeled as “corrupt actors” is subject to approval by the Taliban leader.
The law further states that assets of deceased individuals with no heirs or eligible claimants will be considered public property and transferred to the state treasury.
Additionally, Article 29 requires the relevant authority, based on a judicial ruling, to return properties that have been seized by individuals or formal and informal entities—either before or after the Taliban’s return to power—to their rightful owners or legal representatives.
