On 27 September 1996, the ruling members of the Afghan Government were displaced by members of the Islamic Taliban movement. Afghanistan has no functioning government at this time, and the country remains divided among fighting factions.

NOTE: The information regarding Afghanistan on this page is re-published from the 2001 World Fact Book of the United States Central Intelligence Agency. No claims are made regarding the accuracy of Afghanistan Gov. Leaders 2001 information contained here. All suggestions for corrections of any errors about Afghanistan Gov. Leaders 2001 should be addressed to the CIA.