Ministry of Defense (Afghanistan)

Ministry of Defense
Department overview
Pashto: د ملي دفاع وزارت Dari: وزارت دفاع ملی
Emblem of the Ministry of Defense of the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan

Jurisdiction	Government of Afghanistan
Headquarters	Kabul
Minister responsible	Mullah Yaqoob
Deputy Minister responsible	Abdul Qayyum Zakir
Department executives	Muhammad Ali Akhund, Director of Intelligence Qari Lutfullah "Habibi", Spokesperson
Child Department	General Directorate of Intelligence
Website	Official website Official YouTube channel

Politics of Afghanistan


Constitution Taliban Islamic Movement Loya jirga ("Grand assembly") Human rights Human Rights Commission LGBT rights Treatment of women by the Taliban
Government Supreme Leader (list) Hibatullah Akhundzada (decrees) Prime Minister Hasan Akhund Deputy Leader Sirajuddin Haqqani (first) Mullah Yaqoob (second) Abdul Ghani Baradar (third) Deputy Prime Minister Abdul Ghani Baradar (first) Abdul Salam Hanafi (second) Leadership Council Cabinet
Judiciary Law of Afghanistan Supreme Court Chief Justice Abdul Hakim Haqqani Deputy chief justices Mohammad Qasim Rasikh (first) Sheikh Abdul Malik (second) Capital punishment
Law enforcement Ministry of Justice Minister: Abdul Hakim Haqqani Ministry of Interior Affairs Minister: Sirajuddin Haqqani Afghan National Police Ministry for the Propagation of Virtue and the Prevention of Vice Minister: Mohammad Khalid
Administrative divisions Provinces Governors Districts Subdistricts
Elections Democracy Recent elections Presidential: 2014 2019 Parliamentary: 2010 2018 Political parties
Foreign relations Ministry of Foreign Affairs Minister: Amir Khan Muttaqi (trips) Ambassadors Diplomatic missions of / in Afghanistan Nationality law Passport Visa requirements Visa policy Recognition of the Islamic Emirate Afghanistan and the United Nations
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The Ministry of Defense is the cabinet ministry of Afghanistan responsible for overseeing the Afghan Armed Forces (currently referred to as the Islamic Emirate Armed Forces). The ministry is located in Kabul.