Afghan Cabinet of Ministers

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See the Cabinet system of the Republic of Afghanistan

The Cabinet of Ministers of Afghanistan is made of the heads of all the government ministries. The president selects the members of cabinet with the approval of the National Assembly of the country.

These are the current members of the Cabinet.^[1][2]

As of 20 April 2006, the National Assembly held confirmations on the newly stream-lined Afghan Cabinet.

Confirmed Ministers

• Defense, GEN Abdul Rahim Wardak
• Finance, Omar Zakhilwal
• Energy, Mohammad Ismail Khan
• Interior, Mohammad Haneef Atmar
• Counter-Narcotics, Habibullah Qadiri
• Telecommunication, ENG Amirzai Sangin
• Agriculture, Asif Rahimi
• Urban Development, Yusuf Pashtun
• Public Works, Sohrab Ali Saffary
• Health, Amin Fatemi
• Religious Affairs, Nematollah Shahrani
• Border Affairs, Abdul Karim Barahawi
• Justice, Sarwar Danesh
• Education, Ghulam Farooq Wardak
• Disabled/social affairs, Noor Mohammad Qarqeen (was Minister of Education)
• Higher Education, Azam Dadfar (was Minister of Refugees)
• Foreign Affairs, Dadfar Spanta
• Rural Development, Ehsan Zia
• Refugees and Repatriation, Sher Mohammad Etebari
• Mines, ENG Ibrahim Adel
• Independent Administrative Reform & Civil Service Commission (IARCSC), DR. Ahmad Mushahed

Rejected Ministers

• Economy, Amin Farhang
• Youth and Culture, Makhdoom Raheen
• Transp. and Aviation, Gul Hussein Ahmadi
• Commerce, Mohammad Haidar Reza
• Women's Affairs, Suraya Raheem Sabrang

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