Ministry of Interior (Afghanistan)

Ministry of the Interior Affairs

Interior Affairs Ministry Emblem
Agency overview
Jurisdiction	Government of Afghanistan
Headquarters	Shahri Naw Kabul, Afghanistan
Minister responsible	Minister Nur ul-Haq Ulumi
Website	http://moi.gov.af/en

The Ministry of Interior Affairs (Pashto: د افغانستان د کورنیو چارو وزارت ‎) is headquartered in Kabul, Afghanistan, and is responsible for law enforcement in Afghanistan. It maintains the Afghan National Police, Afghan Special Narcotics Force, Counter Narcotics Police of Afghanistan, and the Afghan Public Protection Force. It also supervises the General Directorate of Prisons and Detention Centers (GDPDC).

The Minister is also the Cabinet member responsible for the administration of Afghanistan's Provinces.

Mohammad Khaksar a former Taliban deputy Minister of the Interior is notable because he is reported to have been spying on the Taliban. Khaksar was assassinated on January 14, 2006 by Taliban gunmen.

Scott Baldauf (October 15, 2004). "Peaceful vote diminishes Taliban: The Afghan rebels had threatened violence to disrupt Saturday's elections, but failed to deliver". Christian Science Monitor. </ref>

Joint Task Force Guantanamo counter-terrorism analysts described Khirullah Khairkhwa as a former Taliban Minister of the Interior. However, during his second annual Administrative Review Board hearing Khirullah Khairkhwa disputed this allegation.