KHAD

For other uses, see KHAD (disambiguation).

Khadamat-e Aetla'at-e Dawlati (KhAD)
Pashto: د ملي امنیت لوی ریاست
Dari: ریاست عمومی امنیت ملی
Da Millī Amniyat Loy Riyāsat
Riyāsat-e Umūmī Amniyat-e Millī
KhAD emblem from 1980 to 1987
Agency overview
FormedJanuary 1980; 44 years ago (1980-01)
Preceding agencies
  • Istikhbarat (–1978)
  • AGSA (1978–1979)
  • KAM (1979–1979)
DissolvedApril 1992; 32 years ago (1992-04)
Superseding agencies
  • WAD (1987–1992)
  • NDS (2002–2021)
  • GDI (2021–present)
HeadquartersShashdarak Centre, Kabul, Afghanistan
Employees90,000 (1990)[1][2]
Annual budget$160 million (1986)[3]

Khadamat-e Aetla'at-e Dawlati (Pashto/Dari: خدمات اطلاعات دولتی literally "State Intelligence Agency", also known as "State Information Services"[4] or "Committee of State Security"[5]), also known by the acronym KhAD, was the agency in charge of internal security, foreign intelligence, counter-intelligence and the secret police of the former Democratic Republic of Afghanistan.

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  2. ^ Giustozzi, Antonio (2000). War, Politics and Society. C. Hurst & Co. London. pp. 98, 266. ISBN 9780878407583.
  3. ^ Weymouth, Lally (28 August 1988). "WHO KILLED PAKISTAN'S ZIA THE FEARS AND THE THEORIES". Washington Post. ISSN 0190-8286. Retrieved 12 July 2023.
  4. ^ Note on the Structure and Operation of the KhAD/WAD in Afghanistan 1978–1992
  5. ^ "Archived copy". Associated Press. Archived from the original on 28 March 2021. Retrieved 12 October 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)