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- ↑ http://mail.gov.af/en/page/4885/biography "Official Website: Ministry of Agriculture, Irrigation & Livestock, Afghanistan".
- ↑ https://www.tolonews.com/afghanistan/ghani-appoints-two-acting-ministers "TOLONews Website, Afghanistan".
- ↑ https://www.pajhwok.com/en/2017/12/04/11-cabinet-picks-win-confidence-vote-wolesi-jirga "Pajhwok Afghan News Website"
- ↑ "Afghanistan's Deputy Minister of Mines Nasir Ahmad Durrani Visits USIP". United States Institute of Peace. Retrieved 15 December 2018.
- ↑ "| President of Afghanistan The president of Islamic Republic of Afghanistan's order on appointment of eight minsters of Islamic Republic of Afghanistan's Cabinet and director general of National Security". president.gov.af. Retrieved 15 December 2018.
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