![Explainer: The Afghanistan Independent Bar Association and the Regulation of Legal Practice in Afghanistan, Then and Now](https://www.jurist.org/features/wp-content/uploads/sites/8/2023/02/AIBABrusselsPressClubTV.png)
The Afghanistan Independent Bar Association (AIBA) was established under Afghanistan’s 2007 Advocates Law. Prior to the establishment of the AIBA, legal practice in Afghanistan was administered by the Ministry of Justice (MoJ). The AIBA was established in compliance with international standards and the legal profession’s principles. For instance, the establishment of the AIBA itself was [...]