Some residents of Helmand Province say that the failure of Taliban courts to address people’s problems has led them to turn to tribal elders to resolve their legal disputes.
The residents told The Hasht-e Subh Daily on Wednesday, September 9, that since the Taliban’s return to power, the failure of the group’s courts to address cases has led to an increase in complaints.
A tribal elder who had gone to Nawzad district of Helmand Province to help resolve a dispute between two families over a murder said that the Taliban do not address people’s problems on time.
According to him, the Taliban’s judicial and legal system is plagued by problems, forcing people to resolve their disputes with the help of tribal elders.
He said that resolving disputes through tribal elders is, on the one hand, less time-consuming and, on the other, does not impose costs on people, adding that the elders’ decisions are fair.
Meanwhile, a dispute was resolved yesterday in Nawzad district of Helmand Province through the mediation of tribal elders.
The dispute had begun several years ago and had resulted in two killings.
However, members of a family who resolved their dispute with the help of tribal elders said they had spent two years pursuing their case in Taliban courts without receiving any result, until they finally resolved the matter through tribal elders.
