President Ashraf Ghani has nominated Deputy Interior Minister Hamid Tahmasi as Minister for Transport and Civil Aviation and former eastern Nangarhar governor Gul Agha Shirzai as Minister for Borders and Tribal Affairs.

Ghani also appointed the National Directorate of Security (NDS) deputy Matin Bek as the head of the Independent Director of Local Governance (IDLG), and former Laghman governor Fazlullah Mujadadi as governor of northern Takhar province.

Mohammad Almas Zahid has also been appointed as the senior adviser and special representative of the President on national coherence.

Ghani appointed Humayoun Mohtat, Director of the Central Population Registration Department and Mohammad Wais Payab, as the deputy head of he electronic national identification cards (ENICs).