Founder's biography:

NOORISTANI, Mohammad Afzal Shurmach

Afghan National, born in 1974, Mohammad Afzal Shurmach Nooristani is an Attorney at Law, recently worked as Founding Executive Director of the Legal Aid Organization of Afghanistan (LAOA). LAOA as a non-profit, independent, domestically registered NGO was founded by Mr. Nooristani and Ms. Mahbooba Saljuqi in 2006 which aimed to provide nationals with legal aid services in the areas of criminal defense and family law, focusing most of its efforts in representing the marginalized, indigent and under-represented populations specially women and children.

About Legal Aid Organization of Afghanistan

Mr. Nooristani, Ms. Saljuqi and Mr. Jakosa

By: Afzal Nooristani

In December, 2006, Ms. Mahbooba Saljuqi and I founded the Legal Aid Organization of Afghanistan (“LAOA”). It is a non-profit, independent, domestically registered Afghan NGO whose mandate is to provide legal aid services in the areas of criminal defense, family law, and some areas of civil law to residents of Afghanistan. Our particular emphasis is on marginalized, indigent, and under-represented populations.