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Ministry of Defense (Afghanistan)

Ministry of Defense (Afghanistan)

The Afghan Ministry of Defense (Pashto: د افغانستان ملی دفاع وزارت) is an organ of the Government of Afghanistan, overseeing the Afghan Armed Forces. Its headquarters is located in Kabul.[1]

The defense minister is nominated by the President of Afghanistan and the National Assembly makes the final approval.

One of the functions of the Defense Ministry is the continuance of disarming insurgent groups through programmes such as the Afghan New Beginnings Programme. These militant groups coalesced from warlords and former army personnel after the collapse of the Najibullah government in 1992.

Ministry of Defense
Pashto:د افغانستان ملی دفاع وزارت‎ Template:Lang-dr
Department overview
JurisdictionAfghanistan
HeadquartersKabul
Minister responsible
  • Asadullah Khalid
Websitewww.mod.gov.af [3]

List of Defense Ministers

No.NameTook OfficeLeft OfficePolitical Party
Ghulam Haidar Rasuli1977April 1978Republican
Abdul QadirMay 1978August 1978PDPA-Parcham
Mohammad Aslam Watanjar30 March 1979July 1979PDPA-Khalq
Hafizullah AminJuly 197927 December 1979PDPA-Khalq
Mohammed Rafie28 December 19801982PDPA-Parcham
Abdul Qadir1982September 1984PDPA-Parcham
Nazar MohammadSeptember 19841986PDPA-Khalq
Mohammed RafieDecember 1986May 1988PDPA-Parcham
Shahnawaz TanaiMay 1988March 1990PDPA-Khalq
Mohammad Aslam WatanjarMarch 1990April 1992PDPA-Khalq
Ahmad Shah MassoudJune 1992September 1996Jamiat-e Islami
Saadullah Popal (acting)September 1996April 1997Taliban
Obaidullah AkhundApril 19979 September 2001Taliban
Mohammed Fahim9 September 200123 December 2004Jamiat-e Islami
Abdul Rahim Wardak23 December 20047 August 2012Mahaz-e-Milli-ye Islami
Enayatullah Nazari (acting)8 August 201215 September 2012Jamiat-e Islami
Bismillah Khan Mohammadi15 September 201224 May 2015Jamiat-e Islami
Mohammed Masoom Stanekzai (acting)24 May 201520 June 2016Jamiat-e Islami
Abdullah Habibi20 June 201624 April 2017
Tariq Shah Bahramee24 April 201723 December 2018
Asadullah Khalid23 December 2018

References

[1]
Citation Linkwww.militarytimes.com"Afghanistan gets 'mini-Pentagon' as troops struggle". Associated Press. June 12, 2015. Retrieved February 1, 2016.
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[2]
Citation Linkmod.gov.afOfficial site
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Citation Linkmod.gov.afwww.mod.gov.af
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[4]
Citation Linkwww.militarytimes.com"Afghanistan gets 'mini-Pentagon' as troops struggle"
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[5]
Citation Linkmod.gov.afOfficial site
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