| Dari: وزارت دفاع ملی افغانستان Pashto: د افغانستان ملی دفاع وزارت | |
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| Department overview | |
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| Jurisdiction | Afghanistan |
| Headquarters | Kabul |
| Minister responsible | |
| Website | www.mod.gov.af |
The Afghan Ministry of Defense (Dari: وزارت دفاع ملی افغانستان, Pashto: د افغانستان ملی دفاع وزارت) is an organ of the Government of Afghanistan, overseeing the Afghan Armed Forces. It is Afghanistan's ministry of defense. 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.
List of Defense Ministers
| No. | Name | Took Office | Left Office | Political Party |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| * | Sayyid Husayn[2] | January 1929 | 1929 | Saqqawist |
| * | Amanul Mulk (Eastern Province only) | c. 1944 | c. 1946 | Unknown |
| * | Ghulam Haidar Rasuli | 1977 | April 1978 | Republican |
| * | Abdul Qadir | May 1978 | August 1978 | PDPA-Parcham |
| * | Mohammad Aslam Watanjar | 30 March 1979 | July 1979 | PDPA-Khalq |
| * | Hafizullah Amin | July 1979 | 27 December 1979 | PDPA-Khalq |
| * | Mohammed Rafie | 28 December 1980 | 1982 | PDPA-Parcham |
| * | Abdul Qadir | 1982 | September 1984 | PDPA-Parcham |
| * | Nazar Mohammad | September 1984 | 1986 | PDPA-Khalq |
| * | Mohammed Rafie | December 1986 | May 1988 | PDPA-Parcham |
| * | Shahnawaz Tanai | May 1988 | March 1990 | PDPA-Khalq |
| * | Mohammad Aslam Watanjar | March 1990 | April 1992 | PDPA-Khalq |
| * | Ahmad Shah Massoud | June 1992 | September 1996 | Jamiat-e Islami |
| * | Saadullah Popal (acting) | September 1996 | April 1997 | Taliban |
| * | Obaidullah Akhund | April 1997 | 9 September 2001 | Taliban |
| * | Mohammed Fahim | 9 September 2001 | 23 December 2004 | Jamiat-e Islami |
| * | Abdul Rahim Wardak | 23 December 2004 | 7 August 2012 | Mahaz-e-Milli-ye Islami |
| * | Enayatullah Nazari (acting) | 8 August 2012 | 15 September 2012 | Jamiat-e Islami |
| * | Bismillah Khan Mohammadi | 15 September 2012 | 24 May 2015 | Jamiat-e Islami |
| * | Mohammed Masoom Stanekzai (acting) | 24 May 2015 | 20 June 2016 | Jamiat-e Islami |
| * | Abdullah Habibi | 20 June 2016 | 24 April 2017 | |
| * | Tariq Shah Bahramee | 24 April 2017 | 23 December 2018 | |
| * | Asadullah Khalid | 23 December 2018 |
References
- ^ "Afghanistan gets 'mini-Pentagon' as troops struggle". Associated Press. June 12, 2015. Retrieved February 1, 2016.
- ^ Muḥammad, Fayz̤; McChesney, R. D. (1999). Kabul under siege: Fayz Muhammad's account of the 1929 Uprising. Markus Wiener Publishers. pp. 57, 58. ISBN 9781558761544.