a divorce from her abusive husband, notwithstanding a law that makes it illegal for girls under 16 to marry. they ruled that the punishment for homosexuality is death, even through the penal code of 1976 stipulates long prison sentence for adultery and sodomy. In 2006, President Hamid Karzai appointed several new, more moderate members to the court. However, he also chose to renominate Faisal Ahmad Shinwari as Chief Justice. Despite controversy surrounding the validity of Shinwari's legal credentials, his nomination was allowed to continue, but ultimately failed when voted on in the National Assembly. Karzai then chose his legal counsel, Abdul Salam Azimi, to succeed Shinwari. Azimi's nomination passed, and the new court was sworn in on August 5, 2006. On January 17, 2021, 2 female judges working at the Afghan supreme court were killed as they were driving to work. Building The Supreme Court is housed in a four storey office building on Great Massoud Road next to Massoud Square. On February 7, 2017, a suicide bomber killed 20 people outside the building. See also Law of Afghanistan References Government of the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan Islamic Republic of Afghanistan 2004 establishments in Afghanistan Courts and tribunals established in 2004