The Ministry of External Relations (MER) of the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (USSR) (Russian: Министерство внешних сношений СССР ), formed on 16 July 1923, was one of the most important government offices in the Soviet Union.
 It was known as the People's Commissariat for Foreign Affairs (Russian: Народный комиссариат по иностранным делам ), or Narkomindel, until 1946.
 The Ministry was known as the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Russian: Министерство иностранных дел ), or MFA, from 1946 to 1991.
 The MER, at the all-Union level, was established on 6 July 1923, after the signing of the Treaty on the Creation of the USSR, and was based upon the People's Commissariat for Foreign Affairs of the Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic (RSFSR), formed in 1917.
 The Ministry was led by a Commissar prior to 1946, a Minister of Foreign Affairs prior to 1991, and a Minister of External Relations in 1991.
 Every leader of the Ministry was nominated by the Chairman of the Council of Ministers and confirmed by the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet, and was a member of the Council of Ministers.
Wahidullah Waissi (Born April 18, 1975) is an Afghan diplomat.
 He is now serving as an Ambassador of Islamic Republic of Afghanistan to the Commonwealth of Australia and the New Zealand.
 He worked as Director-General for Economic Cooperation at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Islamic Republic of Afghanistan from 2012 to 2016 overseeing regional economic cooperation and multilateral development partnerships, chaired economic diplomacy committee, coordinated Regional Economic Cooperation Conference for Afghanistan process and projects and served as a Focal Point for economic Confidence Building Measures (CBMs) of the Heart of Asia Istanbul Process.
Salahuddin Rabbani (Persian: صلاح‌الدین ربانی‎ ‎ ; born 10 May 1971) is an Afghan diplomat and politician who was Minister of Foreign Affairs of Afghanistan from 1 February 2015 to June 2017.
Ohn Gyaw (Burmese: အုန်းကျော် , ] ; born 3 March 1932) is a Burmese politician who served as 16th Minister of Foreign Affairs.
 Gyaw joined the diplomatic service in 1951, serving in Yugoslavia, Australia, and the USSR until 1985, when he was appointed Director of the South and Southeast Asian Division of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
 In 1988 he became Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs, and in 1991 was promoted to Minister of Foreign Affairs.
 In 1998 he was replaced; despite a thawing of relationships between Burma and the outside world during his tenure as Foreign Minister, Gyaw was seen as a "rigid and, at times, disingenuous champion of the regime" who "lacked innovation".
 He was replaced by Win Aung.
 He was in office when Burma won the observer position of ASEAN in July 1996 and full membership in July 1997.
 He played a key role in Burma becoming a member country and taking the chairmanship of it in 2014.
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Malay: "Kementerian Luar Negeri" ), abbreviated KLN, is a ministry of the Government of Malaysia that is responsible for foreign affairs, Malaysian diaspora, foreigners in Malaysia, diplomacy, foreign relations, counter terrorism, bilateral affairs, multilateral affairs, ASEAN, international protocol, consular services, maritime affairs, chemical weapons.
 The current ministry is based in Putrajaya with Dato' Sri Anifah Aman as Minister with Dato' Sri Reezal Merican Naina Merican as his Deputy Minister.
 The Ministry of Foreign Affairs Malaysia is also widely known as Wisma Putra, which is also the name of its building in Putrajaya.
The Minister of Foreign Affairs (Norwegian: "Utenriksministeren" ) is a councilor of state and chief of the Norway's Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
 Since 16 October 2013, the position has been held by Børge Brende of the Conservative Party.
 The ministry, based at Victoria Terrasse is responsible for Norway's relation with foreign countries, including diplomacy and diplomatic missions, trade, foreign aid and cooperation with international organizations.
 Except during the four in which a Deputy of the Prime Minister of Norway was appointed, the Minister of Foreign Affairs ranks second in the cabinet after the Prime Minister and is his deputy.
 The position was created on 7 June 1905, the day Norway declared independence from Sweden, with the Liberal Party's Jørgen Løvland as the inaugural.
 Thirty-nine people from five parties have held the position, all men.
 From 1983 to 2013 the ministry also had the Minister of International Development, which was responsible for issues related to foreign aid.
Maher El-Adawy (Arabic: ماهر العدوي‎ ‎ ) (born April 16, 1964) is a distinguished Egyptian career diplomat, he joined the Egyptian Ministry of Foreign Affairs in 1985.
 He represents the third generation of the El-Adawy family at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
 He served as the Deputy Assistant Foreign Minister of Egypt, until his appointment by President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi, as Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary to the Republic of Malawi.
 His published op-ed in the USA Today, titled "Downfall of the Muslim Brotherhood" drew much attention in Washington, and established him as a rising star in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
 He has served in many Egyptian Missions around the world, with long-term diplomatic posts in Germany, Uruguay, Ghana, Sweden, Yemen, and Ethiopia, and short-term assignments at the German Institute for International Development, the Egyptian Mission to the United Nations in New York, and the National Defense University in Washington.
 After a short stint as the Egyptian Ambassador in Liberia, he was praised by nobel laureate Liberian President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf as having taken the bilateral relations between the two countries to a new level.
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Nepal (Nepali: परराष्ट्र मन्त्रालय) abbreviated as MoFA is responsible for conducting external affairs of the Federal Democratic Republic of Nepal.
 Ministry of Foreign Affairs represents other line ministries and Government of Nepal while dealing with other states.
 Currently Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Foreign Affairs of Nepal, Honorable Mr. Krishna Bahadur Mahara is leading the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Nepal.
 Meanwhile, Mr. Shankar Das Bairagi is serving as Foreign Secretary of Nepal.
Foreign relations of Afghanistan are handled by the nation's Ministry of Foreign Affairs, which is headed by Salahuddin Rabbani.
 He answers to, and receives guidance from, the President of Afghanistan, Ashraf Ghani.
Péter Szijjártó (] ; born 30 October 1978) is a Hungarian politician, who has been Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade since 23 September 2014.
 He previously served as Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade and Parliamentary State Secretary of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade.
 In June 2012 he was appointed to State Secretary for Foreign Affairs and External Economic Relations of the Prime Minister’s Office.

Question: Afghanistan's Ministry of Foreign Affairs is headed by Salahuddin Rabbani, an Afghan diplomat and politician who was Minister of Foreign Affairs of Afghanistan during what time period? 
Answer: February 2015 to June 2017