Kabul, Afghanistan
One firm for legal, financial and institutional work
We advise banks, NGOs, government bodies and private companies. Two of our lawyers are licensed to represent clients in court.
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15
Active court matters
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2
Licensed defence attorneys
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12
Service lines
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4
Working languages
What we do
Six areas of practice
Most jobs cross more than one of them, which is why we keep all six in the same office.
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Legal Advisory & Representation
Corporate and commercial law, legal opinions, regulatory analysis, due diligence, property and labour matters.
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Litigation & Court Representation
Case assessment, pleadings, evidence, court appearances, appeals and enforcement, through licensed attorneys.
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Contracts & Commercial Transactions
Drafting, review and negotiation of commercial, employment, vendor, lease, partnership and investment agreements.
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Financial & Tax Advisory
Budgets, reporting, accounting systems and internal controls, plus tax registration, filing and planning.
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Governance, Risk & Compliance
Governance frameworks, delegations of authority, codes of conduct, compliance mapping and internal controls.
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Institutional Strengthening & Policy
Capacity assessments, SOPs, restructuring, and HR, finance, procurement and safeguarding policies.
Who we are
One firm for the legal, financial and organisational side
Ragheb Mustafa is an Afghan consultancy working across legal advice, finance and tax, governance, institutional systems, court representation and training.
- Two licensed defence attorneys and a licensed tax accountant
- Court work for individuals alongside advisory work for institutions
- Every major document read by a second person before it reaches you
Services
Twelve services you can combine
Some clients want one contract reviewed. Others hand over the whole policy framework.
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Legal Advisory & Representation
Legal opinions, regulatory analysis, dispute strategy and representation before the authorities, within the limits of our licence.
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Corporate & Commercial Law
Support across the life of a business, from setting up to transactions, partnerships and ongoing compliance.
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Contract Management
Drafting, review, negotiation and administration of commercial and institutional agreements.
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Banking & Financial Law
Legal and governance support for banks, microfinance institutions and other regulated financial providers.
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Financial & Tax Advisory
Financial management and tax compliance that holds up to a donor review or a tax inspection.
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Investment & Foreign Business Advisory
Guidance for domestic and foreign investors entering, structuring or expanding operations in Afghanistan.
Why us
Why organisations work with us
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Everything in one office
Legal, finance, tax, governance, HR, procurement and monitoring, without a referral in between.
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Licensed where it counts
Court work goes through licensed defence attorneys and tax work through a licensed accountant.
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We work here
Practical familiarity with how Afghan regulators, courts and ministries operate.
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Advice that fits the organisation
Legal answers connected to the governance, finance and systems around them.
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Checked before it reaches you
Major documents get a technical, legal and editorial review before they leave the office.
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A live court practice
About fifteen active cases, run under strict confidentiality and conflict controls.
How we work
The Ragheb Mustafa Consulting Framework
Eight stages, ending when your staff can run the system without us.
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Understand
Clarify the objectives, the context, the people involved and the scope.
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Assess
Review the legal, financial, governance and operational systems already in place.
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Analyse
Identify the gaps, the risks and what needs fixing first.
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Design
Draft the policies, legal documents, financial systems or governance solutions.
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Validate
Take the recommendations back to leadership and the people they affect.
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Implement
Support the rollout, the coordination and the problems that surface.
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Strengthen
Embed the controls and build the staff capability to run them.
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Sustain
Hand over the knowledge and set up the monitoring that keeps it working.
Selected assignments
Recent work
Assignments we can name, with the client’s agreement.
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NETLINKS Ltd.
Institutional Policy Frameworks & Organisational Governance Tools
Wrote the procurement, finance and HR policies, along with asset management, supplier relationship, GE&SI and PSEAH instruments and the tools to implement them.
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Sehat Andishan Ltd.
HR, Procurement & Compliance Frameworks
HR policies and procedures, procurement workflows, employment and vendor contract templates, and the internal controls behind them.
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Tesamuh Knowledge and Culture Organization
Core Organisational Policies & Institutional Strengthening
Reviewed and updated the internal policies and procedures, then supplied governance tools and operational guidance staff could work from.
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Confidential Individual Client Litigation Portfolio
Court Representation
About fifteen live court matters run by two licensed defence attorneys. Names, files and case values are withheld.
Company contracts are counted separately from what individual team members did before joining. Court matters for private clients appear only as a total, because we cannot name them.
Tell us what you need
A short paragraph is enough. We take single assignments, project work and retainers.