Ministry of the Interior (Afghanistan)
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Jurisdiction | Government of Afghanistan |
Headquarters | Shahri Naw Kabul, Afghanistan |
Minister responsible | |
Website | http://moi.gov.af/en |
The Ministry of Interior Affairs (Pashto: د افغانستان د کورنیو چارو وزارت ) is headquartered in Kabul, Afghanistan, and is responsible for law enforcement in Afghanistan. It maintains the Afghan National Police, Afghan Special Narcotics Force, Counter Narcotics Police of Afghanistan, and the Afghan Public Protection Force.[1][2] It also supervises the General Directorate of Prisons and Detention Centers (GDPDC).[3]
Contents
List of ministers
The Minister is also the Cabinet member responsible for the administration of Afghanistan's Provinces.
Name | Date | Notes |
Mohammad Gul Khan Momand | 1930s | |
Abdul Qadir Nuristani | 1975 - ? | |
Khairullah Khairkhwa | 1997 - 1998 |
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Abdur Razzaq | ? — May 2000 — ? |
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Yunus Qanuni | December 7, 2001 — 19 June 2002 |
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Taj Mohammad Wardak | 19 June 2002 — January 28, 2003 | |
Ali Ahmad Jalali | January 28, 2003 — September 27, 2005 |
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Ahmad Moqbel Zarar | September 28, 2005 — October 11, 2008 |
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Mohamad Hanif Atmar | October 11, 2008 — July 2010 |
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Bismillah Khan Mohammadi | July 2010 — September 2012 |
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Mujtaba Patang | 15 September 2012 — 22 July 2013 | |
Mohammad Omar Daudzai | 1 September 2013 — 9 December 2014 | |
Mohammad Ayub Salangi (acting) |
9 December 2014 - 27 January 2015 | |
Nur ul-Haq Ulumi | 27 January 2015 — present |
Areas of responsibility
- Afghan Local Police
- Afghan National Police
- Afghan Border Police
- Afghan Special Narcotics Force
- Counter Narcotics Police of Afghanistan
- Afghan Public Protection Force
During the Taliban's administration
Mohammad Khaksar a former Taliban deputy Minister of the Interior is notable because he is reported to have been spying on the Taliban. Khaksar was assassinated on January 14, 2006 by Taliban gunmen.[9]
Abdul Samad Khaksar is another former Taliban Interior Minister who has renounced the Taliban.[10]
Joint Task Force Guantanamo counter-terrorism analysts described Khirullah Khairkhwa as a former Taliban Minister of the Interior.[dead link][11][12][13] However, during his second annual Administrative Review Board hearing Khirullah Khairkhwa disputed this allegation.
References
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- ↑ [1]: Official Site of the Afghan Public Protection Force.
- ↑ State Department Human Rights Report
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- ↑ Afghan President, Pressured, Reshuffles Cabinet by John F. Burns, New York Times, October 11, 2008
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