The Ministry of the Interior ( / ) is responsible for Afghanistan

Afghanistan

Afghanistan , officially the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan, is a landlocked country located in the centre of Asia, forming South Asia, Central Asia and the Middle East. With a population of about 29 million, it has an area of , making it the 42nd most populous and 41st largest nation in the world...

's police forces, other internal security forces, and Afghanistan's counter-narcotics force.

Interior minister

The Minister is also the Cabinet member responsible for the administration of Afghanistan's Provinces.
There have been suggestions that the Ministry should be split in two, with one ministry solely responsible for Provincial administration, while the other was solely responsible for internal security.

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Mohammad Gul Khan Momand	1930s
Abdul Qadir Nuristani Abdul Qadir Nuristani Abdul Qadir Nuristani was an Afghan Minister of the Interior during the Republic of Afghanistan.Abdul Qadir had previously been a Chief of Police noted for his brutality. He replaced minister Faiz Mohammad, a purged Parchamite, in late 1975....	1975 - ?
Abdur Razzaq Abdur Razzaq (Taliban Interior Minister) Mullah Abdur Razzaq, an ethnic Pashtun, is a member of the Taliban leadership as of the early 2000s, and a former Afghan Interior Minister.Razzaq traveled to Pakistan in mid-May2000 to discussthe extradition of...	? — May 2000 — ?	Was the Taliban's Interior Minister in May 2000.
Yunus Qanuni Yunus Qanuni Yunus Qanuni is a politician in Afghanistan. An ethnic Tajik from the Panjshir Valley in Afghanistan, Qanuni is the leader of the Afghanistan e Naween political party and former Speaker of the House of the People .-Pre Election...	December 7, 2001 — 19 June 2002	Participated in the Bonn Bonn Bonn is the 19th largest city in Germany. Located in the Cologne/Bonn Region, about 25 kilometres south of Cologne on the river Rhine in the State of North Rhine-Westphalia, it was the capital of West Germany from 1949 to 1990 and the official seat of government of united Germany from 1990 to 1999....  conference that confirmed Hamid Karzai Hamid Karzai Hamid Karzai, GCMG is the 12th and current President of Afghanistan, taking office on 7 December 2004. He became a dominant political figure after the removal of the Taliban regime in late 2001...  as Afghanistan's interim leader. A leader in the Northern Alliance United Islamic Front for the Salvation of Afghanistan The United Islamic Front , known in the West and Pakistan as the Northern Alliance, was a military-political umbrella organization created by the Islamic State of Afghanistan in 1996 under the leadership of Defense Minister Ahmad Shah Massoud... Resigned from the Interior Ministry, and became Education Minister. Ran for President against Hamid Karzai.
Taj Mohammad Wardak Taj Mohammad Wardak Taj Mohammad Wardak is an Afghan politician, from the Pashtun ethnic group.He spent some of the period of the Taliban's administration in the United States of America, and became an American citizen.-Early political career:...	19 June 2002 — January 28, 2003
Ali Ahmad Jalali Ali Ahmad Jalali Ali Ahmad Jalali is an Afghan American and a Distinguished Professor at the Near East South Asia Center for Strategic Studies of the United States' National Defense University. He is also a former Interior Minister of Afghanistan, serving in that position from January 2003 to September 2005.Jalali...	January 28, 2003 — September 27, 2005	Former director of the Afghanistan branch of Voice of America Voice of America Voice of America is the official external broadcast institution of the United States federal government. It is one of five civilian U.S. international broadcasters working under the umbrella of the Broadcasting Board of Governors . VOA provides a wide range of programming for broadcast on radio... .
Ahmad Moqbel Zarar Ahmad Moqbel Zarar Ahmad Moqbel Zarar from Parwan province is the Minister of Counter Narcotics in the Afghan Ministry of Counter Narcotics. Zarar was the former Minister of the Interior until he was succeeded by Mohamad Hanif Atmar.Moqbel served as the deputyInterior Minister...	January 28, 2005 — October 11, 2008	Was the deputy Minister when Jalali resigned. Was appointed acting Minister before his appointment was made permanent.
Mohamad Hanif Atmar Mohamad Hanif Atmar Mohammad Hanif Atmar was the Interior Minister of Afghanistan. He was removed from MOI by Hamid Karzai in the wake of attacks on the June 2010 Afghan Peace Jirga...	October 11, 2008 — July 2010	Was previous education minister.
Bismillah Khan Mohammadi	July 2010 - current	Was Chief of staff Chief of Staff The title, chief of staff, identifies the leader of a complex organization, institution, or body of persons and it also may identify a Principal Staff Officer , who is the coordinator of the supporting staff or a primary aide to an important individual, such as a president.In general, a chief of...  of the Afghan National Army Afghan National Army The Afghan National Army is a service branch of the military of Afghanistan, which is currently trained by the coalition forces to ultimately take the role in land-based military operations in Afghanistan. , the Afghan National Army is divided into seven regional Corps. The strength of the Afghan...  previously.

Areas of responsibility

• Afghan National Police
  Afghan National Police
  The Afghan National Police - ANP - is the primary national police force in Afghanistan. It serves as a single law enforcement agency all across the country. The Afghan police force was first created with the establishment of the Afghan nation in the early 18th century...
  
  
• Afghan Border Police
  Afghan Border Police
  The Afghan Border Police secure Afghanistan's border and international airports. The ABP is also responsible to administer the country's immigration process and administer customs regulations. The ABP's anti-narcotic efforts are a prominent concern to the international community at present...
  
  
• Afghan Special Narcotics Force
  Afghan Special Narcotics Force
  The Afghan Special Narcotics Force is in charge of counter narcotics operations in Afghanistan. It began at the end of 2003.The ASNF operates under the control of the Afghan Ministry of the Interior. All of its operations are sanctioned by the President and Minister of the Interior.-See also:*...
  
  
• Counter Narcotics Police of Afghanistan
  Counter Narcotics Police of Afghanistan
  The Counter Narcotics Police of Afghanistan is specialist force under the Afghan Ministry of the Interior. The CNPA is the lead agency for counter narcotics investigations in Afghanistan and has an establishment of some 3000 officers...
  
  

During the Taliban's administration

Mohammad Khaksar

Mohammad Khaksar

Mohammad Khaksar was a former Afghan Taliban intelligence chief and deputy Minister of the Interior. Reportedly, Khaksar was unhappy with Al Queda influence in the Taliban, and so agreed to serve as a mole for the United States in 1999.....

 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.
Abdul Samad Khaksar

Abdul Samad Khaksar

Mullah Abdul Samad Khaksar served as Minister or Deputy Minister of Interior for Afghanistan under the Taliban government.He renounced the Taliban following the US-led invasion in 2001. Abdul Samad became a vocal critic of the Taliban and Al Qaeda...

 is another former Taliban Interior Minister who has renounced the Taliban.

Joint Task Force Guantanamo

Joint Task Force Guantanamo

Joint Task Force Guantanamo is a U.S. military joint task force based at Guantanamo Bay Naval Base, Guantánamo Bay, Cuba on the southeastern end of the island. JTF-GTMO falls under US Southern Command...

 counter-terrorism

Counter-terrorism

Counter-terrorism is the practices, tactics, techniques, and strategies that governments, militaries, police departments and corporations adopt to prevent or in response to terrorist threats and/or acts, both real and imputed.The tactic of terrorism is available to insurgents and governments...

 analysts described Khirullah Khairkhwa as a former Taliban Minister of the Interior.
However, during his second annual Administrative Review Board

Administrative Review Board

The Administrative Review Board is a United States military body that conducts an annual review of the suspects held by the United States in Camp Delta in the United States Navy base at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba....

hearing Khirullah Khairkhwa disputed this allegation.

External links

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