Contracts With Illegitimate Group in Afghanistan Not Legally Binding, Says Ex-Minister
Fazl Ahmad Manawi, minister of justice in the previous government in Kabul, said that long-term mining contracts with the Taliban are not legally binding. Manawi reacted to the signing of the oil extraction contract between the Taliban and CPEIC, a Chinese company.
According to the former minister of justice, the Taliban lack national and international legitimacy and that’s why long-term contracts will not be implemented after the establishment of a legitimate government in Afghanistan.
The Taliban officials signed a 25-year oil extraction contract in the Amu Darya basin with the Chinese company "CPEIC" in Kabul on Thursday.
Manawi questioned the Chinese and asked them what legal guarantees the Chinese have when there is no standard legal system and courts in Afghanistan.
