The
Council of Ministers was the
governmental organ in the
Democratic Republic of Afghanistan and later the
Republic of Afghanistan. The leader of the Council of Ministers chose ministers for the different ministeral posts in the country. Under the leadership of
Nur Mohammad Taraki,
Hafizullah Amin and
Babrak Karmal the council underwent massive changes. Under the rule of Karmal, there were 20 out 24 ministers that belonged to the
Parcham faction and the remaining belonged to the political faction
Khalq.