Backgrounder: Afghanistan's new cabinet lineup

Afghan President Mohammad Ashraf Ghani announced on Monday the new cabinet lineup that included 25 minister candidates and one nominee each for the National Directorate for Security, the country's intelligence agency, and the Da Afghanistan Bank, the country's central bank.

The following is the lineup of the nominees, including three women, which will be submitted to the lower house of the Afghan parliament for a vote of confidence:

-- Shir Mohammad Karimi, nominated to head the Ministry of National Defense

-- Noor-ul-Haq Ulumi, nominated to head the Ministry of Interior Affairs

-- Salauddin Rabbani, nominated to head the Ministry of Foreign Affairs

-- Ghulam Jilani Popal, nominated to head the Ministry of Finance

-- Ahmad Seyar Mahjor, nominated to head the Ministry of Justice

-- Gul Zulmai Younosi, nominated to head the Ministry of Education

-- Najeeba Ayoubi, nominated to head the Ministry of Women's Affairs

-- Dr. Abbas Basir, nominated to head the Ministry of Public Works

-- Firozuddin Firoz, nominated to head the Ministry of Public Health

-- Yaqoub Haydari, nominated to head the Ministry of Agriculture, Irrigation and Livestock

-- Dawood Sabah, nominated to head the Ministry of Mines

-- Barna Karimi, nominated to head the Ministry of Communications and Information Technology

-- Naseer Ahmad Durrani, nominated to head the Ministry of Rural Rehabilitation and Development

-- Khatera Afghan, nominated to head the Ministry of Higher Education

-- Mahmood Saiqal, nominated to head the Ministry of Energy and Water

-- Sadaat Naderi, nominated to head the Ministry of Labor, Social Affairs, Martyrs and Disabled

-- Sayyed Hussain Alimi Balkhi, nominated to head the Ministry of Refugees and Repatriation

-- Faiz Mohammad Usmani, nominated to head the Ministry of Hajj and Religious Affairs

-- Faizullah Kakar, nominated to head the Ministry of Counter Narcotics

-- Aie Sultan Khairi, nominated to head the Ministry of Information and Culture

-- Qamar-uddin Shinwari, nominated to head the Ministry of Borders and Tribal Affairs

-- Sardar Mohammad Rahman Oghli, nominated to head the Ministry of Economy

-- Sardar Mohammad Rahimi, nominated to head the Ministry of Commerce and Industry

-- Faizullah Zaki, nominated to head the Ministry of Transport and Civil Aviation

-- Shah Zaman Maywondi, nominated to head the Ministry of Urban

-- Rahmatullah Nabeel, nominated to head the National Directorate of Security (NDS)

-- Khalil Seddiq, nominated to head the Da Afghanistan Bank or Central Bank. Endi