M49 004

Afghanistan

StaleSovereign state

Afghanistan

Primary executive

Complete

Hibatullah Akhundzada

Paramount leader Active

Amir al-Mu'minin of the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan · Principal · De facto

Head of government

Mohammad Hassan Akhund

Head of government Active

Prime Minister of the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan · Principal

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completeAug 10, 2026

Executive system: Other · One primary executive function
Dominant executive office: Paramount leader
Why this office is primary: The Amir al-Mu'minin is the paramount authority of the Islamic Emirate and approves binding state decisions; the Prime Minister chairs the Council of Ministers beneath that authority.
Sources: Administrative Office of the President of Afghanistan - Amir al-Mu'minin decisions and Cabinet leadership, Administrative Office of the President - Council of Ministers chaired by Prime Minister Mohammad Hassan Akhund

Government

Council of Ministers of the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan

Sep 7, 2021 · De facto

Administrative Office of the President - Government structure of the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan Administrative Office of the President - Council of Ministers chaired by Prime Minister Mohammad Hassan Akhund

Legislature and composition

Other

No sitting national legislature

Aug 15, 2021

Administrative Office of the President - Government structure of the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan

Next election

Date not scheduled

Next Afghan national election

Date not scheduled · Other election

Electoral system: No official national electoral contest or polling date has been announced by the current authorities.

Administrative Office of the President - Government structure of the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan

Latest election

Completed

2019 Afghan presidential election

Sep 28, 2019 · Presidential election

Electoral system: Direct presidential vote under the former Islamic Republic; the archived election authority record is historical and the present Emirate has not announced a successor election.
Published result: Mohammad Ashraf Ghani · 50.6%

Library of Congress archive - Independent Election Commission of Afghanistan, 2019-2020

Current policy issues

1Economic reconstruction and self-relianceDeputy Prime Minister for Economic Affairs - Five-Year Electricity Development Plan
2Electricity and infrastructure developmentDeputy Prime Minister for Economic Affairs - Five-Year Electricity Development Plan
3Services and land for returning refugeesAdministrative Office of the President - Council of Ministers chaired by Prime Minister Mohammad Hassan Akhund

Indexed party landscape

Parties and alliances currently indexed for this jurisdiction. Active and historical labels reflect the source dataset, not an official national register.

Partial

Tracked parties: 67
Active in source: 11
Historical in source: 8
parties shown: 67

Afğān Millat Gund

Party Active

SDP

Founded: 1966

ActiveWikidata Open profile

Etelaf-e Milli

Party Active

Founded: 2010

ActiveWikidata Open profile

Harakat-e Islami-yi Afghanistan

Party Active

IMA

Founded: 1978

ActiveWikidata Open profile

Hezb-e Jomhorikhahan-e Afghanistan

Party Active

RPA

Founded: 1999

ActiveWikidata Open profile

Hezb-e Wahdat Islami Mardum-e Afghanistan

Party Active

PIUPA

Founded: 2004

ActiveWikidata Open profile

Hezb-e-Haq-wa-Adalat

Party Active

TJP

Founded: 2011

ActiveWikidata Open profile

Ittehad-e Islami bara-ye Azadi-ye Afghanistan / Tanzim-e Dahwat-e Islami-ye Afghanistan

Party Active

IULA / IDOA

Founded: 1980

ActiveWikidata Open profile

Jamiat-e Islami

Party Active

Founded: 1968

ActiveWikidata Open profile

Junbish-i-Milli Islami Afghanistan

Party Active

Junbish

Founded: 1992

ActiveWikidata Open profile

Progressive Democratic Party of Afghanistan

Party Active

PDPA

Founded: 1966

ActiveWikidata Open profile

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Taliban

Party Active

Founded: 1994
Ideology: Islamism, Islamic fundamentalism, Pashtunwali, religious nationalism, Deobandi, Jihadism
Party leadership: Hibatullah Akhundzada

ActiveWikidata Open profile