KABUL: The head of the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan, Mawlawi Hibatullah Akhundzada, met with the provincial governors in Kandahar and stressed the need of upholding Islamic principles, according to a statement from the Islamic Emirate's spokesman, Zabiullah Mujahid.
According to reports, Akhundzada demanded the adoption of Sharia law, asserting that any law passed by the people is unacceptable and that Sharia should be used to resolve all disputes.
Many anti-Sharia and anti-Islamic statements have been made over the past 20 years, and laws passed by the people are unworkable, he was cited as saying in the statement.
In the meantime, analysts and local human rights groups questioned the application of law that the leadership of the so-called Islamic Emirate is attempting to do across the nation, arguing that both fundamental and Sharia laws are essential for general growth.
According to Tolo, university lecturer Ghulam Sakhi Ihsani stated, "The laws should be applied so as not to be against and in contrast with Sharia, thus if it is something like this, that is an Islamic law."
The statement emphasises the implementation of the latest order by the supreme leader that contains at least six items, stressing that all rights pertaining to women and minorities in the nation must be under Sharia.
"How is Sharia law enforced while women are denied one of their most fundamental rights, which is the right to education, and schools for girls in grades six and above have been shuttered for more than 313 days?" remarked female rights activist Marriam Marouf Arveen.
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