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The relevant provisions of implementing legislation: [1] [2]
The Relevant Provisions of the Rome Statute

RELEVANT SECTIONS OF THE IMPLEMENTING LEGISLATION

First Book
General Provisions

Section One
Preliminary Provisions

CHAPTER ONE
General Principles and Definitions

Article 11 :

Persons who are not subjects of Afghanistan but are residing or staying in Afghanistan shall be considered as subjects of Afghanistan for the purposes of this law, unless otherwise specified in the law.

First Book
General Provisions

Section One
Preliminary Provisions

CHAPTER TWO
Applicability of the Law

PART ONE
Applicability of the Law from the point of view of place and persons

Article 14 :

(1) Provisions of this Law shall be applied to persons who commit crime within the area of the Republican Government of Afghanistan. The area of the Republican Government of Afghanistan encompasses any place under its jurisdiction.

(2) Afghan airplanes and ships, whether inside or outside Afghanistan, are considered from the area of Afghanistan, unless they are, according to general principles of international law, subject (to authority) of a foreign state.