Government of the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan

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The Government of the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan is the Taliban-led ruling authority that has controlled Afghanistan since its return to power in 2021, administering the country under its interpretation of Islamic law.

All labels observed (15)

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Statements (49)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Taliban government ⓘ
de facto government ⓘ
government ⓘ
appliesLegalSystem Sharia ⓘ
banned many independent media outlets ⓘ
most secondary education for girls ⓘ
most university education for women ⓘ
cameToPowerBy Taliban offensive of 2021 ⓘ
capital Kabul ⓘ
claimsContinuityWith Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan (1996–2001) ⓘ
claimsLegalBasis Islamic law (Sharia) ⓘ
constitutionStatus no internationally recognized written constitution ⓘ
controls Afghan central administration ⓘ
Afghan ministries ⓘ
Afghan security forces ⓘ
countryGoverned Afghanistan ⓘ
defenceMinister Mullah Mohammad Yaqoob ⓘ
linked to: Mullah Yaqoob
established 2021 ⓘ
flag white flag with black Shahada inscription ⓘ
foreignMinister Amir Khan Muttaqi ⓘ
governmentType Islamic theocracy ⓘ
authoritarian regime ⓘ
one‑party regime ⓘ
headOfGovernment Mohammad Hassan Akhund ⓘ
headOfState Hibatullah Akhundzada ⓘ
humanRightsRecord widely criticized ⓘ
ideology Deobandi Islam ⓘ
Islamic fundamentalism ⓘ
Islamism ⓘ
interiorMinister Sirajuddin Haqqani ⓘ
judicialSystem Islamic courts ⓘ
ledBy Taliban ⓘ
maintainsRelationsWith China ⓘ
Pakistan ⓘ
Qatar ⓘ
Russia ⓘ
notWidelyRecognizedBy international community ⓘ
politicalPartyInPower Taliban ⓘ
politicalStructure emirate ⓘ
predecessor Islamic Republic of Afghanistan ⓘ
religion Sunni Islam ⓘ
restricts women's education ⓘ
women's employment ⓘ
women's freedom of movement ⓘ
seatOfGovernment Kabul ⓘ
securityApparatus Taliban security forces ⓘ
titleOfHeadOfGovernment Acting Prime Minister ⓘ
titleOfHeadOfState Supreme Leader ⓘ
tookControlOfCapitalOn 2021-08-15 ⓘ

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Armed Forces of the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan → partOf → Government of the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan ⓘ
Deputy Prime Minister of Afghanistan → jurisdiction → Government of Afghanistan ⓘ
linked to: Government of the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan
Afghan administration → hasCentralInstitution → central government of Afghanistan ⓘ
linked to: Government of the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan
Ministry of Women's Affairs of Afghanistan → dissolvedBy → Taliban authorities ⓘ
linked to: Government of the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan
Ministry of Women's Affairs of Afghanistan → replacedBy → Ministry for the Propagation of Virtue and the Prevention of Vice (Taliban) ⓘ
linked to: Government of the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan
Amir Khan Muttaqi → government → Taliban-led government of Afghanistan ⓘ
linked to: Government of the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan
APPF → establishedBy → Government of Afghanistan ⓘ
linked to: Government of the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan
Cabinet of Afghanistan → replacedBy → Interim Taliban government cabinet (2021– ) ⓘ
linked to: Government of the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan
National Assembly of Afghanistan → replacedBy → Consultative bodies of the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan ⓘ
linked to: Government of the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan
UN Security Council Resolution 1333 → targeted → Taliban authorities in Afghanistan ⓘ
linked to: Government of the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan
Chief Executive of Afghanistan → succeededInPracticeBy → Taliban interim government leadership ⓘ
linked to: Government of the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan
Afghan Public Protection Force → controlledBy → Government of Afghanistan ⓘ
linked to: Government of the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan
Urgun → governingAuthority → Taliban government (post-2021) ⓘ
linked to: Government of the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan
Minister of Defense of the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan → partOf → Cabinet of the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan ⓘ
linked to: Government of the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan
Minister of Defense of the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan → politicalContext → Taliban-led administration ⓘ
linked to: Government of the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan
General Directorate of Intelligence of the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan → partOf → government of the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan ⓘ
linked to: Government of the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan
Amir al-Mu'minin (Supreme Leader of the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan) → authorityOver → Taliban government ⓘ
linked to: Government of the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan
Director-General of Intelligence of the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan → partOf → Government of the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan ⓘ