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Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Afghanistan)

Afghan government ministry responsible for foreign affairs matters

Afghan government ministry responsible for foreign affairs matters

FieldValue
agency_nameMinistry of Foreign Affairs
typeDepartment
nativename
logoMOFA IEA logo.png
logo_width250px
logo_captionLogo of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan
seal_width155px
seal_captionMinistry of Foreign Affairs Emblem
formed
preceding2
jurisdictionGovernment of Afghanistan
headquartersKabul
coordinates
minister1_nameAmir Khan Muttaqi
minister2_pfo
deputyminister1_nameNaeem Wardak
(Acting)
deputyminister2_pfo
chief1_nameAbdul Qahar Balkhi
chief1_positionSpokesperson
chief2_position
child2_agency
keydocument1
website
[Official YouTube channel](https://www.youtube.com/@ministryofforeignaffairsaf7009)

(Acting) Official YouTube channel The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan (MoFA) (, ) is the cabinet ministry responsible for managing the foreign relations of Afghanistan.

On 11 January 2023, the ministry was bombed. It would again be bombed on 27 March 2023.

List of ministers

PortraitNameTook officeLeft officePolitical affiliationIndependent politician}}"Independent politician}}"Independent politician}}"Independent politician}}"Independent politician}}"Independent politician}}"Independent politician}}"Independent politician}}"Independent politician}}"Saqqawists}}"Independent politician}}"Independent politician}}"Independent politician}}"Independent politician}}"Independent politician}}"Independent politician}}"Independent politician}}"Independent politician}}"Independent politician}}"National Revolutionary Party of Afghanistan}}"National Revolutionary Party of Afghanistan}}"People's Democratic Party of Afghanistan}}"People's Democratic Party of Afghanistan}}"People's Democratic Party of Afghanistan}}"People's Democratic Party of Afghanistan}}"National Islamic Front of Afghanistan}}"Jamiat-e Islami}}"Independent politician}}"Taliban}}"Taliban}}"Taliban}}"Taliban}}"Taliban}}"National Coalition of Afghanistan}}"Independent politician}}"Independent politician}}"Jamiat-e Islami}}"Truth and Justice (Afghanistan)}}"Taliban}}"
Mirza Ghulam Mohammad Mir Munsi19071917Independent
[[File:WP Sardar Mohammed Aziz Khan.jpg60px]]Sardar Mohammad Aziz Khan19171919Independent
[[File:Mahmud Tarzi in 1920-cropped.jpg60px]]Mahmud Tarzi19191922Independent
[[File:Bundesarchiv Bild 102-09232, Mohammed Bali Khan.jpg60px]]Mohammad Wali Khan Darwazi19221924Independent
Sardar Shir Ahmad
(acting)19241924Independent
[[File:Mahmud Tarzi in 1920-cropped.jpg60px]]Mahmud Tarzi19241927Independent
Ghulam Siddiq Khan Charkhi
(acting)19271927Independent
[[File:Bundesarchiv Bild 102-09232, Mohammed Bali Khan.jpg60px]]Mohammad Wali Khan Darwazi
(acting)19271928Independent
Ghulam Siddiq Khan Charkhi1928January 1929Independent
Ata al-HaqqJanuary 19291929Saqqawist
[[File:Bundesarchiv Bild 102-09232, Mohammed Bali Khan.jpg60px]]Mohammad Wali Khan Darwazi
(acting)19291929Independent
Ali Mohammad Khan
(acting)19291929Independent
Faiz Muhammad Khan Zikeria19291938Independent
Ali Mohammad Khan19381953Independent
Sultan Ahmed Sherzai19531953Independent
Mohammed Naim Khan19531963Independent
Mohammad Yusuf19631965Independent
Mohammad Nur Ahmad Etemadi19651971Independent
Mohammad Musa Shafiq19711973Independent
[[File:Mohammad Daoud Khan official portrait.jpg60px]]Mohammad Daoud Khan19731977Republican
(from 1974)
Waheed Abdullah19771978Republican
[[File:Hafizullah Amin.jpg60px]]Hafizullah Amin19781979PDPA–Khalq
Shah Wali19791979PDPA–Khalq
19791986PDPA–Parcham
19861992PDPA–Parcham
Sayed Solaiman Gilani19921993
[[File:Hedayat Amin Arsala speaking in July 2011-cropped.jpg60px]]Hedayat Amin Arsala19931994Mahaz-e-Milli-ye Islami
[[File:Najibullah Lafraie MS-5249-0567.jpg60px]]Najibullah Lafraie19941996Jamiat-e Islami
Abdul Rahim Ghafoorzai199621 August 1997 †Independent
[[File:Sher Mohammad Abbas Stanikzai (cropped).jpg60px]]Sher Mohammad Abbas Stanikzai
(acting)1996December 1996Taliban
Mohammad Ghaus Akhund1996June 1997Taliban
Mullah Abdul JalilJune 19971998Taliban
[[File:Hasan Akhund.png60px]]Hasan Akhund199827 October 1999Taliban
Wakil Ahmed Muttawakil{{efnReportedly tried to warn the U.S. government of the upcoming al-Qaeda September 11 attacks in 2001.author = Kate Clarkauthor-link = Kate Clark (journalist)publisher = BBCurl = https://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/south_asia/2242594.stmdate = 2002-09-07title = Taleban 'warned US of huge attack'access-date = 2007-01-16quote = An aide to the former Taleban foreign minister, Wakil Ahmad Muttawakil, has revealed that he was sent to warn American diplomats and the United Nations that Osama bin Laden was due to launch a huge attack on American soil.url-status = livearchive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20070825150144/http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/south_asia/2242594.stmarchive-date = 2007-08-2527 October 1999October 2001Taliban
[[File:Abdullah Abdullah August 2014 (cropped).jpg60px]]Abdullah Abdullah22 December 200122 March 2005Etelaf-e Milli
[[File:Munich Security Conference 2010 - dett spanta 0024.jpg60px]]Rangin Dadfar Spanta20 April 200518 January 2010Independent
[[File:Zalmai Rassoul.jpg60px]]Zalmai Rassoul18 January 201028 October 2013Independent
[[File:Osmani speaking in October 2011-cropped.jpg60px]]Zarar Ahmad Osmani28 October 201312 December 2014
[[File:Atiqullah Atifmal (cropped).jpg60px]]Atiqullah Atifmal
(acting)12 December 20141 February 2015
[[File:Salahuddin Rabbani at US State Dept November 29, 2012.jpg60px]]Salahuddin Rabbani1 February 201523 October 2019Jamiat-e Islami
[[File:Idrees Zaman, 2018 (cropped).jpg60px]]Idrees Zaman
(acting)30 October 201922 January 2020
Mohammad Haroon Chakhansuri
(acting)22 January 20204 April 2020
[[File:Mohammad Hanif Atmar in Tehran.jpg60px]]Mohammad Haneef Atmar4 April 202015 August 2021Hezb-e-Haq-wa-Adalat
[[File:Amir Khan Muttaqi Oct 2025 crop.jpg60px]]Amir Khan Muttaqi7 September 202115 August 2025Taliban
15 August 2025*Incumbent*

Notes

References

References

  1. "Home".
  2. (2023-01-11). "Deadly suicide bombing at Afghan foreign ministry".
  3. (27 March 2023). "Six killed in suicide attack near Afghan foreign ministry". Al Jazeera.
  4. (1999). "Kabul under siege: Fayz Muhammad's account of the 1929 Uprising". Markus Wiener Publishers.
  5. (4 April 2020). "Haneef Atmar appointed acting Foreign Minister of Afghanistan". uniindia.com.
  6. (21 November 2020). "House of Representatives Gives Ten Ministerial Nominees Vote of Confidence". 8am.af.
  7. (5 February 2021). "Foreign Minister Takes the Oath of Office". Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
  8. (2021-09-07). "Taliban announce new government for Afghanistan". [[BBC News]].
  9. (15 August 2025). "Taliban Leader Removes ‘Acting’ Designation From All Government Posts". [[Afghanistan International]].
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