FARAH , AFGHANISTAN – When the problems riddling Afghan society are listed – violence, insecurity, corruption, religious fundamentalism – one dominating factor is usually left out: the influence of customary law. In Afghanistan, there are three principal legal references: constitutional law, the Koran, and the system of customary law known as Farhang , the most dominant and strictest version of which is called Pashtunwali (the way of the Pashtuns).
阿富汗法拉赫 —— 在历数暴力、危险、腐败、原教旨主义等诸多困扰阿富汗的谜题时，人人往往遗漏了一个起决定作用的因素：那就是习惯法的影响。当前影响阿富汗的主要有三大法律体系：宪法、古兰经和被称为 Farhang 的习惯法。而在习惯法中，最重要也最严格的版本当属普什图法 （ Pashtunwali ） 。