Ministry of Frontiers, Nations and Tribal Affairs (Afghanistan)

The Ministry of Frontiers, Nations and Tribal Affairs is an organ of the Central Government of Afghanistan.^[1][2]

Afghanistan's Minister of Tribal and Border Affairs

name	term	appointed by	notes
Amanullah Zadran	2001-12 -- mid 2002	Hamid Karzai	Formerly a Taliban leader.[1] A member of the Pashtun ethnic group.[3] Appointed during the Afghan Interim Administration.[3]
Arif Nurzai	mid 2002 to mid 2004(?)	Hamid Karzai	A member of the Pashtun ethnic group.[3] Appointed during the Afghan Transitional Administration from late 2002 to 2004.[3]
Abdul Karim Barahawi		Hamid Karzai

External links

• Official site

References

1. ^ ^{a b} "Afghan power brokers: Playing the tribal loyalty card". Christian Science Monitor. 2002-06-10. http://www.csmonitor.com/2002/0610/p01s03d-wosc.html. Retrieved 2009-06-08. "The Zadrans are the largest tribe in southeastern Afghanistan – important enough that last December Karzai appointed one of Khan's younger brothers, Amanullah Zadran, as his minister of borders and tribal affairs." ^{[dead link]}
2. ^ Waldman, Amy (2001-12-28). "A Nation Challenged: Disputed attack; Fluid Loyalties Are Laid Bare By a U.S. Raid". New York Times. http://www.nytimes.com/2001/12/28/world/a-nation-challenged-disputed-attack-fluid-loyalties-are-laid-bare-by-a-us-raid.html?pagewanted=all. Retrieved 2009-06-19. 
3. ^ ^{a b c d} Thomas H. Johnson (February 2006). "The Prospects for Post-Conflict Afghanistan: A Call of the Sirens to the Country’s Troubled Past". V. Strategic Insights. http://www.ccc.nps.navy.mil/si/2006/Feb/johnsonFeb06.asp. Retrieved 2009-06-29.