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Ministry of Defense (Afghanistan)

Coordinates:34°31′26″N69°11′11″E / 34.523938°N 69.186437°E /34.523938; 69.186437
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Afghan government ministry responsible for military and national defense matters

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

Flag of the Ministry of Defense of the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan
Department overview
JurisdictionGovernment of Afghanistan
HeadquartersKabul
34°31′26″N69°11′11″E / 34.523938°N 69.186437°E /34.523938; 69.186437
Minister responsible
Deputy Minister responsible
Department executives
  • Muhammad Ali Akhund, Director of Intelligence[1]
  • Qari Lutfullah "Habibi", Spokesperson[2]
Child Department
WebsiteOfficial website
Official YouTube channel
flagAfghanistan portal

TheMinistry of Defense (Dari:وزارت دفاع ملی,Wizārat-e Difā'-e Millī,Pashto:د ملي دفاع وزارت,Də Millī Difā' Wizārat) is thecabinetministry ofAfghanistan responsible for overseeing theAfghan Armed Forces (currently referred to as the Islamic Emirate Armed Forces). The ministry is located inKabul.[3]

The Democratic Republic period

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The Ministry of Defense emblem from 1987 to 1992

From the 30th of April until 9 August 1978,Abdul Qadir succeeded the slainGhulam Haidar Rasuli as Defense Minister of the DRA, responsible for theArmed Forces of the Democratic Republic of Afghanistan, until being succeeded byGeneralAslam Watanjar. In 1990 forces loyal to Minister of Defense Shahnawaz Tanai andHezbi Islami leaderGulbuddin Hekmatyar attempted afail coup against thenPresident Najibullah. His forces were thwarted by GeneralAslam Watanjar who was rewarded the post of Minister of Defence. Watanjar would be the last Minister of Defense of the DRA/ROA.[4][5][6] The government collapsed in 1992.

Additionally, the Ministry of Defense also had their own annual publication titled “The Military Magazine” (Pashto:د اردو مجله,Dari:مجله ارتش) which began in 1967, under theKingdom of Afghanistan. This was continued under theDemocratic Republic of Afghanistan.[7]

The Islamic Republic period

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Former logo from 2018.

During theIslamic Republic of Afghanistan (2004–2021), the defense minister was nominated by thePresident of Afghanistan and theNational Assembly made the final approval.

One of the functions of the Defense Ministry during that period was the continuance ofdisarming insurgent groups, through programmes such as theAfghan New Beginnings Programme (which included therehabilitation and reintegration ofchild soldiers). These militant groups coalesced from warlords and former army personnel after the collapse of theNajibullahgovernment in 1992.[8]

List of ministers

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Prior to 1929, Afghanistan had no ministers of defense but rather ministers of war.[9]

Ministers of War

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Ministers of Defense

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No.PortraitName
(Birth–Death)		Term of officePolitical affiliationRef.
Took officeLeft officeTime in office
1Sayyid Husayn
(?–1929)		January 1929March 19292 monthsSaqqawist
2Purdil Khan
(?–1930)		March 1929October 19297 monthsSaqqawist
3Shah Mahmud Khan
(1890–1959)		1929194717–18 yearsIndependent[9]
–Amanul Mulk
(?–c. 2011)[a]		c. 1944c. 19461–2 yearsUnknown
4Mohammad Daoud Khan
(1909–1978)		194719480–1 yearsIndependent[9]
5Gen.Muhammad Umar
(1898–1964)		194819523–4 yearsUnknown[9]
6Mohammed Arif
(1907–1983)		195219585–6 yearsUnknown[9]
(4)Mohammad Daoud Khan
(1909–1978)		195819634–5 yearsIndependent[9]
7Khan Mohammad
(1911–2006)		196319739–10 yearsUnknown[9]
(4)Mohammad Daoud Khan
(1909–1978)		197319730 yearsIndependent[9]
8Abdul Karim Mustaghni
(1911–2004)		197319773–4 yearsRepublican
(from 1974)
9Ghulam Haidar Rasuli
(1919–1978)		7 November 197728 April 1978172 daysRepublican
10Abdul Qadir
(1944–2014)		27 April 197817 August 1978112 daysPDPA–Parcham
11Nur Muhammad Taraki
(1917–1979)		17 August 19781 April 1979227 daysPDPA–Khalq[10]
12Mohammad Aslam Watanjar
(1946–2000)		1 April 197928 July 1979118 daysPDPA–Khalq
13Hafizullah Amin
(1929–1979)		28 July 197927 December 1979[b]152 daysPDPA
14Mohammed Rafie
(1946–2025)		28 December 197919822–3 yearsPDPA
(10)Abdul Qadir
(1944–2014)		1982September 19841–2 yearsPDPA–Parcham
15Nazar Mohammad
(1935–1998)		4 December 19844 December 19862 yearsPDPA–Khalq
(14)Mohammed Rafie
(1946–2025)		December 1986May 19881 year, 5 monthsPDPA
16Shahnawaz Tanai
(1950–2022)		May 1988March 1990[c]1 year, 10 monthsPDPA–Khalq
(12)Mohammad Aslam Watanjar
(1946–2000)		March 1990April 19922 years, 1 monthPDPA–Khalq
–Ahmad Shah Massoud
(1953–2001)		28 April 199228 June 199261 daysJamiat-e Islami
1728 June 19929 September 20019 years, 73 days
18Obaidullah Akhund
(1968–2010)		April 19979 September 20014 years, 5 monthsTaliban
19Mohammed Fahim
(1957–2014)		9 September 200123 December 20043 years, 105 daysJamiat-e Islami
20Abdul Rahim Wardak
(born 1945)		23 December 20047 August 20127 years, 228 daysMahaz-e-Milli-ye Islami
–Enayatullah Nazari
(born 1954)
acting		8 August 201215 September 201238 daysJamiat-e Islami
21Bismillah Khan Mohammadi
(born 1961)		15 September 201224 May 20152 years, 251 daysJamiat-e Islami
–Mohammed Masoom Stanekzai
(born 1958)
acting		24 May 201520 June 20161 year, 27 daysIndependent
(Military)
22Abdullah Habibi
(born 1952)		20 June 201624 April 2017308 daysIndependent
(Military)
23Tariq Shah Bahramee
(born 1967)		24 April 201723 December 20181 year, 243 daysIndependent
(Military)
–Asadullah Khalid
(born 1970)		23 December 201821 November 20201 year, 334 daysIttehad-e Islami
2421 November 202019 March 2021118 days
–Yasin Zia
acting		19 March 202119 June 202192 daysIndependent
(Military)
(21)Bismillah Khan Mohammadi
(born 1961)		19 June 202115 August 202157 daysJamiat-e Islami[12]
–Abdul Qayyum Zakir
(born 1973)
acting		24 August 20217 September 202114 daysTaliban[13]
–Mullah Yaqoob
(born 1990)		7 September 202115 August 20254 years, 81 daysTaliban[14][15][16]
2515 August 2025Incumbent

Notes

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  1. ^Rebel defence minister in theEastern Province, during the1944–47 tribal revolts.
  2. ^Assassinated bySoviet special forces during theOperation Storm-333.[11]
  3. ^Dismissed following the1990 Afghan coup attempt.

References

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  1. ^"د اسلامي امارت په تشکیلاتو کې نوي کسان پر دندو وګومارل شول".باختر خبری آژانس. 4 October 2021.
  2. ^"سخنگوی وزارت دفاع ملی معرفی شد | وزارت دفاع ملی".mod.gov.af.
  3. ^"Afghanistan gets 'mini-Pentagon' as troops struggle". Associated Press. 12 June 2015. Retrieved1 February 2016.
  4. ^Burns, John F. (10 May 1990)."Kabul Journal; in Power Still, Afghan Can Thank His 4-Star Aide".The New York Times.
  5. ^Crossette, Barbara (21 March 1990)."Failed Kabul Coup Changes Opinions".The New York Times.
  6. ^"Archives".Los Angeles Times.
  7. ^Ketabton.com.د اردو مجله - 11 - 12 - 1360.
  8. ^Bhatia, Michael; Sedra, Mark (2008).Afghanistan, Arms and Conflict: Armed groups, disarmament, and security in a postwar society. Abingdon: Routledge. pp. 122–123.ISBN 978-0-415-47734-5.
  9. ^abcdefghijklmAdamec, Ludwig (1975).Historical and Political Who's Who of Afghanistan by Ludwig W. Adamec.ISBN 3201009210.
  10. ^Bradsher, Harry (1999).Afghan Communism and Soviet Intervention. Oxford University Press. pp. 35–36.ISBN 0195790170.
  11. ^"How Soviet troops stormed Kabul palace". BBC. 27 December 2009. Retrieved3 August 2021.
  12. ^"Afghan president replaces security ministers amid Taliban advance". 19 June 2021.
  13. ^"Taliban appoints former Guantanamo detainee as acting defense minister, Al Jazeera says".Reuters. 24 August 2021.Archived from the original on 24 August 2021. Retrieved24 August 2021.
  14. ^"Taliban announce new government for Afghanistan".BBC News. 7 September 2021.Archived from the original on 7 September 2021. Retrieved7 September 2021.
  15. ^"Taliban Leader Removes 'Acting' Designation From All Government Posts".Afghanistan International. 15 August 2025. Retrieved31 October 2025.
  16. ^Malikzada, Natiq (19 August 2025)."Taliban Officials Are No Longer 'Acting'".The Diplomat. Retrieved10 October 2025.

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