Mullah Abdul Haq Akhund[1] (Pashto: عبد الحق اخوند‎ [ˈabdʊl haq ɑˈxund]), also spelt Abdul Haq Akhand[2] or Abdulhaq Akhund,[3] is the current Deputy Interior Minister for Counter Narcotics of the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan since 7 September 2021.[3]