The Taliban have banned all political parties in Afghanistan, declaring the existence of political parties was against Islamic law or Sharia.

“There is no Sharia basis for political parties to operate in the country,” Acting Minister of Justice Abdul Hakim Sharai announced the decision at a press conference in Kabul on Wednesday.

Over 70 political parties were registered with the justice ministry until two years ago, when the Afghan Taliban reclaimed control of Afghanistan.

Sharai said that no article of the Constitution of the previous government was in accordance with the Sharia laws. “In the previous constitution, no one can cite an article cited in accordance with the book of Allah, Sunnah or Hanafi jurisprudence,” he said.

The Islamic Emirate official reiterated that he will not let any person or group run political parties in the nation. “Our experiences have shown that these political parties are the only cause for the nation’s current state of devastation,” Sharai noted.

According to the general director of the Ministry of Justice’s Institute of Legislation and Scientific Research, a total of 49 documents, including 10 guidelines and a statute, and 38 legislative documents, had been approved or revised in the previous year.

“They do not serve the national interest, nor does the nation appreciate them,” the minister said.

“Our experiences have shown that these political parties are the only cause for the nation’s current state of devastation,” Sharai noted.