Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Afghanistan)
Afghan government ministry responsible for foreign affairs matters
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The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan (MoFA)[1] (Dari: وزارت خارجه افغانستان, Pashto: د افغانستان د بهرنیو چارو وزارت) is the cabinet ministry responsible for managing the foreign relations of Afghanistan.
Formed1907
JurisdictionGovernment of Afghanistan
HeadquartersKabul
34.525188°N 69.176687°E
34.525188°N 69.176687°E
Minister responsible
| Dari: وزارت خارجه افغانستان Pashto: د افغانستان د بهرنیو چارو وزارت | |
 Logo of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan | |
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| Department overview | |
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| Formed | 1907 |
| Jurisdiction | Government of Afghanistan |
| Headquarters | Kabul 34.525188°N 69.176687°E |
| Minister responsible | |
| Deputy Minister responsible | |
| Department executive |
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| Website | Official website Official YouTube channel |
On 11 January 2023, the ministry was bombed.[2] It was again bombed on 27 March 2023.[3]
List of ministers
| Portrait | Name | Took office | Left office | Political affiliation | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mirza Ghulam Mohammad Mir Munsi | 1907 | 1917 | Independent | ||
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Sardar Mohammad Aziz Khan[a] | 1917 | 1919 | Independent | |
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Mahmud Tarzi | 1919 | 1922 | Independent | |
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Mohammad Wali Khan Darwazi | 1922 | 1924 | Independent | |
| Sardar Shir Ahmad (acting) |
1924 | 1924 | Independent | ||
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Mahmud Tarzi | 1924 | 1927 | Independent | |
| Ghulam Siddiq Khan Charkhi (acting) |
1927 | 1927 | Independent | ||
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Mohammad Wali Khan Darwazi (acting) |
1927 | 1928 | Independent | |
| Ghulam Siddiq Khan Charkhi | 1928 | January 1929 | Independent | ||
| Ata al-Haqq[4] | January 1929 | 1929 | Saqqawist | ||
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Mohammad Wali Khan Darwazi (acting) |
1929 | 1929 | Independent | |
| Ali Mohammad Khan (acting) |
1929 | 1929 | Independent | ||
| Faiz Muhammad Khan Zikeria | 1929 | 1938 | Independent | ||
| Ali Mohammad Khan | 1938 | 1953 | Independent | ||
| Sultan Ahmed Sherzai | 1953 | 1953 | Independent | ||
| Mohammed Naim Khan | 1953 | 1963 | Independent | ||
| Mohammad Yusuf[b] | 1963 | 1965 | Independent | ||
| Mohammad Nur Ahmad Etemadi[c] | 1965 | 1971 | Independent | ||
| Mohammad Musa Shafiq[d] | 1971 | 1973 | Independent | ||
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Mohammad Daoud Khan[e][f] | 1973 | 1977 | Republican (from 1974) | |
| Waheed Abdullah | 1977 | 1978 | Republican | ||
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Hafizullah Amin | 1978 | 1979 | PDPA–Khalq | |
| Shah Wali | 1979 | 1979 | PDPA–Khalq | ||
| Shah Mohammad Dost | 1979 | 1986 | PDPA–Parcham | ||
| Mohammad Abdul Wakil | 1986 | 1992 | PDPA–Parcham | ||
| Sayed Solaiman Gilani | 1992 | 1993 | |||
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Hedayat Amin Arsala | 1993 | 1994 | Mahaz-e-Milli-ye Islami | |
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Najibullah Lafraie | 1994 | 1996 | Jamiat-e Islami | |
| Abdul Rahim Ghafoorzai[g] | 1996 | 21 August 1997 † | Independent | ||
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Sher Mohammad Abbas Stanikzai (acting)[h] |
1996 | December 1996 | Taliban | |
| Mohammad Ghaus Akhund | 1996 | June 1997 | Taliban | ||
| Mullah Abdul Jalil | June 1997 | 1998 | Taliban | ||
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Hasan Akhund | 1998 | 27 October 1999 | Taliban | |
| Wakil Ahmed Muttawakil[i] | 27 October 1999 | October 2001 | Taliban | ||
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Abdullah Abdullah | 22 December 2001 | 22 March 2005 | Etelaf-e Milli | |
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Rangin Dadfar Spanta | 20 April 2005 | 18 January 2010 | Independent | |
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Zalmai Rassoul | 18 January 2010 | 28 October 2013 | Independent | |
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Zarar Ahmad Osmani | 28 October 2013 | 12 December 2014 | ||
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Atiqullah Atifmal (acting) |
12 December 2014 | 1 February 2015 | ||
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Salahuddin Rabbani | 1 February 2015 | 23 October 2019 | Jamiat-e Islami | |
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Idrees Zaman (acting) |
30 October 2019 | 22 January 2020 | ||
| Mohammad Haroon Chakhansuri (acting) |
22 January 2020 | 4 April 2020 | |||
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Mohammad Haneef Atmar[j] | 4 April 2020 | 15 August 2021 | Hezb-e-Haq-wa-Adalat | |
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Amir Khan Muttaqi | 7 September 2021[10] | 15 August 2025[11] | Taliban | |
| 15 August 2025 | Incumbent | ||||
Notes
- Father of Mohammad Daoud Khan and Mohammad Naim Khan.
- Simultaneously served as Prime Minister of Afghanistan.
- Simultaneously served as Prime Minister of Afghanistan (from 1967).
- Simultaneously served as Prime Minister of Afghanistan (from 1972).
- Simultaneously served as President of Afghanistan.
- Served under Northern Alliance.
- Deputy minister.
- Reportedly tried to warn the U.S. government of the upcoming al-Qaeda September 11 attacks in 2001.[6]
- Appointed acting minister by President Ashraf Ghani in April 2020,[7] approved by Wolesi Jirga in November 2020[8] and sworn-in on 4 February 2021.[9]