Interior Minister of Afghanistan

Interior Minister of Afghanistan

The Interior Minister of Afghanistan is responsible for Afghanistan's police forces, other internal security forces, and Afghanistan's counter-narcotics force.cite news
date= September 28, 2005
title=Afghanistan: Top Security Official Resigns Amid Controversy
url=http://www.rferl.org/featuresarticle/2005/09/b8981baf-7ea4-46f7-9e24-7210654300e8.html
publisher=Radio Free Europe
accessdate=2007-02-27]

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.

Areas of Responsibility

* Afghan National Police - includes Border Police
* Afghan Special Narcotics Force
* Counter Narcotics Police of Afghanistan

During the Taliban's administration

Mohammad Khaksar 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.cite news
url=http://english.people.com.cn/200601/16/eng20060116_235809.html
date=January 16, 2006
title=Afghan president condemns assassination of former interior minister
publisher=People's Daily
accessdate=2007-02-27]

Abdul Samad Khaksar is another former Taliban Interior Minister who has renounced the Taliban.cite news
url=http://www.csmonitor.com/2004/1015/p06s01-wosc.html
title=Peaceful vote diminishes Taliban: The Afghan rebels had threatened violence to disrupt Saturday's elections, but failed to deliver.
author=Scott Baldauf
publisther=Christian Science Monitor
date=October 15 2004
accessdate=2007-02-27]

Joint Task Force Guantanamo counter-terrorism analysts described Khirullah Khairkhwa as a former Taliban Minister of the Interior.cite web
url=http://www.dod.mil/pubs/foi/detainees/csrt_arb/ARB_Round_1_Decision_memos_000484-000582.pdf
title=Unclassified Summary of Evidence for Administrative Review Board in the case of Khairkhwa, Khirullah Said Wali
publisher=United States Department of Defense
author=OARDEC
date=October 7 2005
pages=pages 38-41
accessdate=2007-10-07
format=PDF] cite web
url=http://www.dod.mil/pubs/foi/detainees/csrt_arb/ARB_Round_2_Factors_599-699.pdf#83
title=Unclassified Summary of Evidence for Administrative Review Board in the case of Khairkhwa, Khirullah Said Wali
publisher=United States Department of Defense
author=OARDEC
date=June 16 2006
pages=pages 83-85
accessdate=2007-10-07] cite web
url=http://www.dod.mil/pubs/foi/detainees/csrt_arb/ARB_Transcript_2397-2490.pdf#34
title=Summary of Administrative Review Board Proceedings for ISN 579
author=OARDEC
publisher=United Stated Department of Defense
date=June 2006
pages=pages 34-44
accessdate=2007-10-07] However, during his second annual Administrative Review Board hearing Khirullah Khairkhwa disputed this allegation.

References


Wikimedia Foundation. 2010.

Игры ⚽ Поможем сделать НИР

Look at other dictionaries:

  • Abdur Razzaq (Taliban Interior Minister) — Mullah Abdur Razzaq, an ethnic Pashtun, is member of the Taliban leadership, and a former Afghan Interior Minister.cite news url=http://www.csmonitor.com/2003/0508/p01s02 wosc.html date=May 8, 2003 title=Taliban appears to be regrouped and well… …   Wikipedia

  • Afghanistan — Islamic Republic of Afghanistan جمهوری اسلامی افغانستان Jomhūrī ye Eslāmī ye Afġānistān (Persian) د افغانستان اسلامي جمهوریت Da Afġānistān Islāmī Jomhoriyat …   Wikipedia

  • Interior ministry — Home Affairs redirects here. For other uses, see Home Affairs (disambiguation). An interior ministry (sometimes ministry of home affairs) is a government ministry typically responsible for policing, national security, and immigration matters. The …   Wikipedia

  • Afghanistan — /af gan euh stan /, n. a republic in central Asia, NW of India and E of Iran. 23,738,085; 250,000 sq. mi. (647,500 sq. km). Cap.: Kabul. * * * Afghanistan Introduction Afghanistan Background: Afghanistan s recent history is characterized by war… …   Universalium

  • Afghanistan Scout Association — Da Afğānistān Sarandoy Tolanah Afghanistan Scout Association …   Wikipedia

  • Afghanistan War order of battle — An Army Special Operations Force Soldier scans for insurgents during an engagement April 10, 2007, in the Sangin District area of Helmand Province in southern Afghanistan. (U.S. Army photo by Spc. Daniel Love).The NATO led International Security… …   Wikipedia

  • Ministry of the Interior (Afghanistan) — The Ministry of the Interior (Pashto: د افغانستان د کورنیو چارو وزارت / Template:Dari ) is responsible for Afghanistan s police forces, other internal security forces, and Afghanistan s counter narcotics force.[1] Contents 1 Interior minister 2… …   Wikipedia

  • Timeline of Afghanistan (March 2004) — NOTOC This is a timeline of the history of Afghanistan in March 2004. The list is not complete and you are welcome to expand it. Monday, March 1, 2004 During public ceremonies in Kabul, Afghanistan, of Shia Muslims commemorating the slaying of… …   Wikipedia

  • 2001 in Afghanistan — NOTOC See also : 2000 in Afghanistan, other events of 2001, 2002 in Afghanistan and Timeline of the War in Afghanistan (2001 present). EventsJanuary* January 1 The Afghan Northern Alliance captured the Ghalmin district in Ghor province,… …   Wikipedia

  • Timeline of Afghanistan (June 2003) — NOTOC This is a timeline of the history of Afghanistan in June 2003. The list is not complete and you are welcome to expand it. Sunday, June 1, 2003 In Kandahar, Afghanistan, attackers hurled a hand grenade at the office of the German Technical… …   Wikipedia

Share the article and excerpts

Direct link
… Do a right-click on the link above
and select “Copy Link”