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Afghanische Strafgesetzbuch vom Jahre 1924 (Afghan Penal Code of 1924) is a translation from Persian of the Afghan Penal Code of that year, with its 1925 amendments. The translation is by Sebastian Beck (1878‒1951), a German scholar of the Near East who was active during the Nazi era and was the author of textbooks for Germans learning Persian. The booklet is comprised of three parts: a general introduction by Beck on the society and the legislative process in Afghanistan; an appendix covering 19 issues contested by the nation’s ...