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(

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) , minister1_pfo = , minister2_name = , minister2_pfo = , deputyminister1_name = Abdul Qayyum Zakir
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cabinet Cabinet or The Cabinet may refer to: Furniture * Cabinetry, a box-shaped piece of furniture with doors and/or drawers * Display cabinet, a piece of furniture with one or more transparent glass sheets or transparent polycarbonate sheets * Filing ...

ministry Ministry may refer to: Government * Ministry (collective executive), the complete body of government ministers under the leadership of a prime minister * Ministry (government department), a department of a government Religion * Christian ...

of Afghanistan responsible for overseeing the country's military (currently the Islamic Emirate Armed Forces). The ministry's headquarters is located in Kabul.

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The Islamic Republic period

During the

Islamic Republic of Afghanistan The Islamic Republic of Afghanistan was a presidential republic that ruled Afghanistan from 2004 to 2021. The state was established to replace the Afghan interim (2001–2002) and transitional (2002–2004) administrations, which were formed ...

(2004–2021), the defense minister was nominated by the President of Afghanistan and the National Assembly made the final approval. One of the functions of the Defense Ministry during that period was the continuance of

disarming Disarmament is the act of reducing, limiting, or abolishing weapons. Disarmament generally refers to a country's military or specific type of weaponry. Disarmament is often taken to mean total elimination of weapons of mass destruction, such as ...

insurgent groups, through programmes such as the

Afghan New Beginnings Programme The Afghan New Beginnings Programme aimed to disarm, demobilise and reintegrate thousands of combatants from the Afghan Militia Forces/Afghan Army and provide them opportunities to join the Afghan National Army, Afghan National Police or an alternat ...

(which included the rehabilitation and reintegration of

child soldiers Children (defined by the Convention on the Rights of the Child as people under the age of 18) have been recruited for participation in military operations and campaigns throughout history and in many cultures. Children in the military, includ ...

). These militant groups coalesced from warlords and former army personnel after the collapse of the Najibullah government in 1992.

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List of ministers

The Islamic Republic period

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