The Law on Expropriation of Lands for TAPI Gas Pipeline Project Route was published in the Official Gazette number 1371 on March 15, 2020. This law was enacted pursuant to Article 40 of the Constitution to provide ground for better implementation of the Turkmenistan, Afghanistan, Pakistan, and India (TAPI) Gas Pipeline project and to meet the lenders’ requirements. The Afghan government in particular the Ministry of Mines and Petroleum worked on the draft law for the expropriation of the lands in the TAPI project.