Ministry of the Interior (Afghanistan)

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Ministry of the Interior Affairs
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Agency overview
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]

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
Abdur Razzaq  ? — May 2000 — ?
Yunus Qanuni December 7, 2001 — 19 June 2002
  • Participated in the Bonn conference that confirmed Hamid Karzai as Afghanistan's interim leader.[6]
  • A leader in the Northern Alliance
  • Resigned from the Interior Ministry, and became Education Minister.
  • Ran for President against Hamid Karzai.
Taj Mohammad Wardak 19 June 2002 — January 28, 2003
Ali Ahmad Jalali January 28, 2003 — September 27, 2005
Ahmad Moqbel Zarar September 28, 2005 — October 11, 2008
  • Was the deputy Minister when Jalali resigned.[7]
  • Was appointed acting Minister before his appointment was made permanent.
Mohamad Hanif Atmar October 11, 2008 — July 2010
Bismillah Khan Mohammadi July 2010 — September 2012
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

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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  2. ↑ [1]: Official Site of the Afghan Public Protection Force.
  3. ↑ State Department Human Rights Report
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  8. ↑ Afghan President, Pressured, Reshuffles Cabinet by John F. Burns, New York Times, October 11, 2008
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