President of Afghanistan

President of the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan د افغانستان د اسلامي جمهوریت جمهور رئیس رئيس جمهور جمهوری اسلامی افغانستان
National emblem of the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan
Presidential Standard
Status	Office abolished
Residence	The Arg, Kabul, Afghanistan (former)
Term length	5 years, renewable once
Inaugural holder	Mohammed Daoud Khan (Republic) Hamid Karzai (Islamic Republic)
Formation	17 July 1973 (Republic) 7 December 2004 (Islamic Republic)
Final holder	Ashraf Ghani
Abolished	15 August 2021 (Fall of Kabul) 6 September 2021 (official)
Deputy	Vice President of Afghanistan
Salary	960,000 AFN per month[1]
Website	president.gov.af/en

The President of Afghanistan was the head of state of Afghanistan. Afghanistan has only been a republic between 1973 and 1992 and from 2001 onwards. Before 1973, it was a monarchy that was governed by a variety of kings, emirs or shahs. There was a civil war from 1992 to 2001.

After the 2021 Taliban offensive and the near seizure of the capital, incumbent President Ashraf Ghani fled Afghanistan to Tajikistan on 15 August 2021.^[2][3] After Ghani fled the country, the Taliban occupied the Presidential Palace. The office was abolished on 6th September 2021.

1. ↑ "Afghanistan's lower house approves President Karzai's salary and expenses amount". Wadsam. 1 June 2013. Retrieved 15 August 2021.
2. ↑ Mishal Husain, Paul Adams, Malik Mudassir, Ben Wright, Jon Sopel (15 August 2021). Taliban seize power in Afghanistan as President flees country (Television production). London: BBC News. Retrieved 15 August 2021 – via YouTube.
3. ↑ "President Ashraf Ghani leaves Afghanistan: Live". Al Jazeera. August 15, 2021. Retrieved August 15, 2021.