Arsala Rahmani

Arsala Rahmani (born in 1937?) is an Afghanistani politician, who served as Prime Minister. He was a mujahideen commander during the "Jihad" against Soviet occupation forces. By June^{[year needed]} government troops had driven the rebel forces from Kabul, and in November he was named Prime Minister. In March 1995, government troops repelled the forces of the southern-based Taliban. He served as Deputy Prime Minister during the Presidency of Burhanuddin Rabbani. He served later as Deputy Education Minister in the Taliban regime. On February 16,^{[year needed]} he was one of the four former Taliban leaders that accepted the reconciliation offer from the Afghanistani government. He was also named deputy leader of Khuddamul Furqan for political affairs.^[1]

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Prime Ministers of Afghanistan
Kingdom of Afghanistan	Sardar Mohammad Hashim Khan • Mohammed Daoud Khan • Mohammad Yusuf • Mohammad Hashim Maiwandwal • Abdullah Yaqta* • Mohammad Nur Ahmad Etemadi • Sharifi Abdul Zahir • Mohammad Musa Shafiq
Daoud's Republic of Afghanistan	office vacant
Democratic Republic of Afghanistan	Nur Mohammad Taraki • Hafizullah Amin • Babrak Karmal • Sultan Ali Keshtmand • Mohammad Hasan Sharq • Sultan Ali Keshtmand • Fazal Haq Khaliqyar
Islamic Republic of Afghanistan	Abdul Sabur Farid Kuhestani • Gulbuddin Hekmatyar • Arsala Rahmani* • Ahmad Shah Ahmadzai* • Gulbuddin Hekmatyar
Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan	Muhammad Rabbani • Abdul Kabir*
*denotes acting

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