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  2. Government of Afghanistan - Wikipedia

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    The government of Afghanistan, officially called the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan and informally known as the Taliban government, is the central government of Afghanistan, a unitary state. Under the leadership of the Taliban, the government is a theocracy and an emirate with political power concentrated in the hands of a supreme leader and ...

  3. Politics of Afghanistan - Wikipedia

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    2004 – Loya Jirga adopts new constitution, restructuring the government as an Islamic republic. 2004 – Hamid Karzai is elected President of Afghanistan. 2014 – Ashraf Ghani is elected President of Afghanistan, Abdullah Abdullah becomes the country's Chief Executive Officer (CEO). 2021 – President Ghani escapes to the UAE after Taliban ...

  4. Afghanistan - Wikipedia

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    Afghanistan, [d] officially the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan, [e] is a landlocked country located at the crossroads of Central Asia and South Asia. It is bordered by Pakistan to the east and south, [f] Iran to the west, Turkmenistan to the northwest, Uzbekistan to the north, Tajikistan to the northeast, and China to the northeast and east.

  5. Cabinet of Afghanistan - Wikipedia

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    v. t. e. The Council of Ministers of the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan[2] is the executive body of the government of Afghanistan, responsible for day-to-day governance and the implementation of policy set by the Leadership. It is headed by the prime minister —who serves as the nation's head of government —and his deputies, and consists of ...

  6. Fall of Kabul (2021) - Wikipedia

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    Fall of Kabul (2021) On 15 August 2021, Afghanistan 's capital city of Kabul was captured by the Taliban after a major insurgent offensive that began in May 2021. It was the final action of the War in Afghanistan, and marked a total victory for the Taliban. This led to the overthrowing of the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan under President ...

  7. Democracy in Afghanistan - Wikipedia

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    Democracy in Afghanistan has been severely limited and characterized by short, unstable historical periods since the formation of the contemporary state of Afghanistan in the 20th century. Following the rise of power of Ghazi Amanullah Khan in 1919, the first elements of a democratic government in the country began to emerge, with the formation ...

  8. Politics of the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan - Wikipedia

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    The last king of Afghanistan, Zahir Shah is sitting at the right. Afghanistan was an Islamic republic consisting of three branches of power (executive, legislative, and judiciary) overseen by checks and balances. The country was led by President Ashraf Ghani, who replaced Hamid Karzai in 2014.

  9. President of Afghanistan - Wikipedia

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    president.gov.af (inactive) (15 August 2021 archive) The president of the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan was constitutionally the head of state and head of government of the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan (2004–2021) and Commander-in-Chief of the Afghan Armed Forces. On 15 August 2021, as the Taliban took over Kabul, President Ashraf Ghani ...