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Cabinet of Afghanistan

The Cabinet of Afghanistan is the executive power of the government of Afghanistan. It is made of the heads of government ministries.

The Cabinet of prime minister Akhund is in power, as of 2023.

Amrullah Saleh is the leader of the "government in exile"; Afghanistan's embassy in Switzerland said that, and media told about that on September 30.[1]

Cabinet

Main page: Cabinet of prime minister Akhund

Ministers of the Islamic Emirate are:

Position Name Image Status
Prime minister Akhund, Hasan
 
 Time in power: [In 2023's third quarter, he came back to power.] He also was in power during September 2021 to [May 2023. Someone else had power during May–July 2023.] Akhund is acting or interim (primeminister).[2][3] When he came to power, the Taliban were already in military control of most of the country; Hibatullah Akhundzada is still the chief of Taliban (as of 2021).
Interior minister Haqqani, Sirajuddin
 
 In September 2021, he became head of Ministry of Interior Affairs[4]
Foreign minister Muttaqi, Amir Khan
 
 From September 2021; acting or interim.[2][4]
Finance minister Akhund, Nasir In power, as of 2023's third quarter; head of ministry of finance.
Economy minister Hanif, Din Mohammad Since September 2021[5]
Defense minister Yaqoob, Mohammad
 
 Since September 2021[4]
Justice minister Ishaqzai, Abdul Hakim
 
 Since September 2021[6]
Minister of Commerce and Industry Azizi, Nooruddin Since 2021. His ethnicity is Tajik.[7]
Information and culture minister Khairkhwa, Khairullah
 
 Since September 2021[6]
Education minister Munir, Noorullah Acting or interim, since August 2021[5]
Higher education minister Haqqani, Abdul Baqi Acting or interim, since August 2021[8]
Hajj [or pilgrimage] minister Saqib, Noor Mohammad Since September 2021[5]
Border and tribal affairs minister Noori, Norullah
 
 Since September 2021[5]
Rural rehabilitation and development minister Akhundzada, Mohammad Younus Since September 2021[5]
Public works minister Omari, Abdul Manan Since September 2021[5]
Mines and petroleum Minister Akhund, Mohammad Isa Since September 2021[5]
Water and energy minister Mansoor, Abdul Latif Since September 2021[5]
Aviation and transport minister Akhundzada, Hamidullah Since September 2021[5]
Telecommunication minister Haqqani, Najibullah Since September 2021[5]
Refugees minister Haqqani, Khalil Since September 2021[5]
Religious observances minister (or minister for the propagation of virtue and the prevention of vice) Khalid, Sheikh Mohammad Since September 2021[5]
Agriculture, irrigation and livestock minister Rashid, Abdul Rahman
 
 Since 2021
Public health minister Ibad, Qalandar (as of 2021's third quarter)[9]

Deputy ministers and directors are

Position Name Image Status
Deputy prime minister Baradar, Abdul Ghani
 
 From September 7, 2021; acting or interim.[2][3] He "has [...] gone missing", said journalist Emma Graham-Harrison on September 14.[10]
[Second] deputy prime minister Hanafi, Abdul Salam
 
 From September 7, 2021; acting or interim.[2][3]
Chief of intelligence Wasiq, Abdul Haq
 
 From 2021; acting or interim.[5]
Deputy minister of defense "Zakir", Abdul Qayyum From September 2021; acting or interim
Deputy minister of information and culture Mujahid, Zabiullah From September 2021; acting or interim

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As of [the third quarter of] 2021, the Taliban government does not have "formal recognition by the majority of [countries in the world, or] the international community".[11]

Women can not be a part of the Cabinet, the Taliban said in early September.[12]

Former ministers

Ministers of the Islamic Emirate who have quit or who changed job in the Cabinet of Afghanistan, are:

Position Name Image Status
Prime minister (acting) Kabir, Abdul Time in power: May–July 2023
Finance minister Badri, Hidayatullah Came to power: September 2021[6]
Finance minister Gul Agha Ishakzai From August [to September] 2021[13][14]
Defense minister Abdul Qayyum "Zakir" From August [to September] 2021; acting or interim[15]
Education minister Hemat Akhundzada From August [to September] 2021[16]
Interior minister Ibrahim Sadr From August [to September] 2021[14]
Public health minister Wahid Majrooh Time in power ended September 2021;[9] Earlier in September 2021, he was the only minister from the government of prime minister Ghani, that still showed up at work in Kabul.[17][18] He became acting (or interim) minister in January 2021.[19]

Cabinet of Ashraf Ghani

In August 2021 the Cabinet of Ashraf Ghani lost power over most of the country, and president Ghani escaped from Afghanistan on 15 August 2021.

As of 17 August 2021, Amrullah Saleh has the highest position of elected politicians that had not resigned or escaped from the country.[20]

President Ashraf Ghani
 
 In August 2021 he escaped from Afghanistan, during the Fall of Kabul. He is no longer a part of the politics of Afghanistan; media said that on September 30.[21]
Vice president Amrullah Saleh
 
 In February 2020 he started as vice president.
Second Vice President Sarwar Danish
 
Foreign minister Mohammad Hanif Atmar
 
 Time in power: from April 2020;[22] he escaped from Afghanistan, in August 2021.
Defense minister Bismillah Khan Mohammadi
 
 In June 2021 he started as defense minister.[23](acting or interim[24])
Interior minister Abdul Sattar Mirzakwal From 19 June 2021[25] to 15 August 2021
Finance minister Khalid Painda From January 2021 - August 2021[26][27][28]
Attorney General Farid Hamidi 2016–2021
Education minister Rangina Hamidi Time in power: from 2020

The Cabinet of Afghanistan was made of the heads of all the government ministries.

Earlier ministers of the Ashraf Ghani cabinet

First Vice President Abdul Rashid Dostum
 
 Time in power: 2014–2020
Chief Executive Officer Abdullah Abdullah
 
 2014–2020
First Deputy Chief Executive Officer Mohammad Khan 2014–2020
Second Deputy Chief Executive Officer Mohammad Mohaqiq 2014–2020
Foreign minister Atiqullah Atifmal December 2014 – February 2015 (acting or interim)
Foreign minister Salahuddin Rabbani
 
 2015–2019
Foreign minister Idrees Zaman 2019–January 2020 (acting or interim)
Foreign minister Mohammad Haroon Chakhansuri January 2020–April 2020 (acting or interim)
Defense minister Mohammed Masoom Stanekzai
 
 until June 2016 (acting or interim)
Defense minister Abdullah Habibi
 
 2016–2017
Defense minister Tariq Shah Bahramee
 
 2017–2018
Defense minister Asadullah Khalid
 
 2018 until June 2021
Interior minister Mohammad Ayub Salangi
 
 December 2014 - January 2015
Interior minister Nur ul-Haq Ulumi
 
 2015 — 2016
Interior minister Taj Mohammad Jahid 120px 2016 — 2017
Interior minister Wais Barmak 2017–2018
Interior minister Amrullah Saleh
 
 December 2018 — January 2019
Interior minister Masoud Andrabi January 2019 — March 2021
Interior minister Hayatullah Hayat 120px March 2021 — June 2021

The Cabinet of Hamid Karzai, was the cabinet before the Ashraf Ghani cabinet.

Cabinet Of Afghanistan Media

  • Flag of the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan (Taliban), introduced in 1997

Related pages

References

  1. ↑ https://www.news18.com/news/world/former-leaders-announce-afghanistan-govt-in-exile-to-be-led-by-amrullah-saleh-4267472.html. Retrieved 1 October 2021
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 "Taliban's New Govt has 5 UN-designated Terrorists. $10 Mn Bounty on Interior Minister". 7 September 2021.
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 Taliban name new Afghan government, interior minister on U.S. Sanctions list. 8 September 2021. https://www.reuters.com/world/india/taliban-fire-air-scatter-kabul-protesters-no-reports-injuries-2021-09-07/. 
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 "Dette er Talibans nye regjering: – Kraftig signal". 7 September 2021.
  5. ↑ 5.00 5.01 5.02 5.03 5.04 5.05 5.06 5.07 5.08 5.09 5.10 5.11 5.12 Taliban Announces Head of State, Acting Ministers. 2021-09-07. https://tolonews.com/afghanistan-174556. Retrieved 2021-09-07. 
  6. ↑ 6.0 6.1 6.2 "Hardliners get key posts in new Taliban government". BBC News. 7 September 2021. https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-58479750. 
  7. ↑ https://www.news18.com/news/world/talibans-afghan-govt-still-non-inclusive-despite-recent-expansion-no-woman-yet-4242071.html. Retrieved 24 September 2021
  8. ↑ Taliban: Male and Female Students to Study in Separate Classrooms. 2021-08-29. https://tolonews.com/afghanistan-174435. Retrieved 2021-08-29. 
  9. ↑ 9.0 9.1 "The Taliban Announce Remaining Cabinet Members". 21 September 2021. Archived from the original on 24 November 2021. Retrieved 24 September 2021.
  10. ↑ https://www.theguardian.com/world/2021/sep/14/questions-in-kabul-as-two-top-taliban-leaders-missing-from-public-view. Retrieved 14 September 2021
  11. ↑ Scott R. Anderson. https://www.lawfareblog.com/history-and-recognition-taliban. Lawfareblog.com. Retrieved 31 August 2021
  12. ↑ Hakimi, Amina (2021-09-04). Protest in Kabul to Preserve Rights Turns Violent. https://tolonews.com/afghanistan-174508. Retrieved 2021-09-04. 
  13. ↑ Beaumont, Peter (2021-08-24). Top US spy reportedly meets Taliban leader in Kabul amid evacuation chaos. https://www.theguardian.com/world/2021/aug/24/un-receives-reports-of-serious-human-rights-violations-in-afghanistan. Retrieved 2021-08-28. 
  14. ↑ 14.0 14.1 https://direkte.vg.no/nyhetsdognet/news/taliban-har-utnevnt-ministre.RSRzbA3RF?utm_source=vgfront&utm_content=direktewidget&utm_medium=direktewidget_nyhetsdognet. Retrieved 24 August 2021
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  16. ↑ Taliban appoints head of central bank, minister of education. 24 August 2021. https://www.khaama.com/taliban-appoints-head-of-central-bank-minister-of-education-546456/. 
  17. ↑ The Taliban announce Afghanistan's new government. 2021-09-07. https://www.economist.com/asia/the-taliban-announce-afghanistans-new-government/21804366. Retrieved 2021-09-12. 
  18. ↑ https://www.dagsavisen.no/nyheter/verden/2021/09/12/helseminister-i-afghanistan-ber-norge-opprettholde-bistanden/. Dagsavisen. Retrieved 12 September 2021. "Han er den eneste statsråden fra Ashraf Ghanis avsatte regjering som fortsatt møter på jobb i Kabul" [He is the only minister from the Ashraf Ghani Cabinet, that still shows up at work in Kabul]
  19. ↑ https://moph.gov.af/index.php/en/ministers-biography. Retrieved 12 September 2021. "On 28 January 2021, [... President Ghani], in addition to Dr. Majrooh’s current responsibilities, as Deputy Minister for Health Care Services Provision, designated him as the Acting Minister of Public Health."
  20. ↑ Landay, Jonathan; Macfie, Nick; Boyle, John (17 August 2021). "Afghan vice president says he is "caretaker" president". Reuters. https://www.reuters.com/world/india/afghan-vice-president-says-he-is-caretaker-president-2021-08-17/. Retrieved 17 August 2021. 
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  22. ↑ "Haneef Atmar appointed acting Foreign Minister of Afghanistan". uniindia.com. 4 April 2020. http://www.uniindia.com/haneef-atmar-appointed-acting-foreign-minister-of-afghanistan/world/news/1942184.html. Retrieved 5 October 2020. 
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  27. ↑ Fitri, Khawaja Basir (23 January 2021). Arghandiwal sacked, Painda named new finance minister. https://pajhwok.com/2021/01/23/arghandiwal-sacked-painda-named-new-finance-minister/. 
  28. ↑ Goldbaum, Christina (11 August 2021). "Could the Taliban Take Over Afghanistan? Here's What We Know. - The New York Times". The New York Times. https://www.nytimes.com/2021/08/11/world/asia/taliban-afghanistan-troops-explainer.html. Retrieved 2021-08-12. 
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