Abdul Hakim Sharei, the Taliban's Minister of Justice, said in a meeting with a delegation of Turkish clerics that the group formulates all its laws based on Hanafi jurisprudence.

Previously, Shia religious scholars have repeatedly called on the Taliban to recognise the Shia sect as another official sect in Afghanistan.

The official recognition of the Ja'fari sect in the Taliban regime, the teaching of Ja'fari jurisprudence in universities and schools for Shiite students, and the meaningful participation of Shiites in government agencies are among the primary demands of the Shiite Ulema Council from the Taliban.

The Taliban-controlled Bakhtar News Agency reported on Friday, August 23, that the group's justice minister met with Dr Selim Argun, Vice-President of Turkiye’s Religious Affairs.

According to the report, the Taliban's justice minister called Afghanistan and Turkey two countries with religious commonalities.

The remarks come as Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan last year strongly criticised the Taliban's ban on girls' education, saying it was neither humane nor Islamic.

According to Bakhtar, the Turkish delegation during a meeting with the Taliban's justice minister stated that the country is ready to cooperate and present its experiences in the legal and judicial sectors.