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General Directorate of Intelligence
Pashto: د استخباراتو لوی ریاست
Dari: ریاست عمومی استخبارات
Seal of the General Directorate of Intelligence[1]
Agency overview
Formed2021 (2021)
Preceding agencies
  • NDS (2002–2021)
  • WAD (1987–1992)
  • KhAD (1980–1987)
  • KAM (1979–1979)
  • AGSA (1978–1979)
  • Istikhbarat (–1978)
HeadquartersShahdarak, Kabul, Afghanistan
Motto"We Strike to Destroy"
EmployeesClassified
Annual budgetClassified
Minister responsible
Deputy Minister responsible
Agency executives
Parent agencyMinistry of Defense
WebsiteOfficial X

The General Directorate of Intelligence (GDI; Pashto: د استخباراتو لوی ریاست; Dari: ریاست عمومی استخبارات) is the Afghan national intelligence and security agency under the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan.

Organization

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The GDI is a standalone directorate within the government of the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan, answerable to the Supreme Leader.[3] Abdul Haq Wasiq is the agency's current director, presiding over several subordinate deputies and directorates. Mullah Taj Mir Jawid is the first deputy director overseeing the GDI’s internal security and intelligence operations.[4] Mullah Bismullah Abdullah is the second deputy director, overseeing the agency’s finances and administration.[5]

Outside the above individuals, there are several directorates with dedicated areas of responsibility. These include:

  • Directorate 02 - monitors opium trade and associated financial activity[6]
  • Directorate 376 - manages agency interactions with non-governmental organizations and private security contractors, focusing on counterintelligence and secret policing[7]
  • Directorate 90 - manages relations with allied militant groups in Afghanistan[8]
  • Directorate 59 - manages agency relations with diplomatic missions in Afghanistan[9]
  • Directorate 12 - monitors and oversees activities of allied foreign militant groups operating in Afghanistan[10]

Under Taj Mir Jawad specifically, the GDI also operate dedicated special forces units.[4] These include:

  • Fateh Force - a counter-terrorism formation consisting of approximately 3,500 fighters to combat IS-KP, and reported to have been established with assistance from China and Iran[11]
  • Umari Force - another counter-terrorism formation founded to combat IS-KP under Mohammad Yaqoob’s command, but its staffing is unknown

Activities

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Since the Taliban takeover in August 2021, six hundred ISIS members, four kidnappers, dozens of mafia and other criminals have been arrested by the GDI.[12][13][14][15]

Despite Taliban pledges to be tolerant, the GDI announced on March 2, 2022, that Afghan media must show a "press-friendly" image of the Taliban while they pressure reporters on rules that should not contradict Islamic values.[16]

The GDI typically provides intelligence on both foreign and domestic issues to the current Afghan leader, Akhundzada.

Directors

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See also

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References

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  1. ^ "GDI Afghanistan Intelligence Force". YouTube. Naseer TV. Retrieved 17 June 2023.
  2. ^ "افغان طالبانو خپله کابینه او سرپرسته اداره اعلان کړه؛ ملا محمد حسن اخوند به یې مشر وي". BBC News پښتو.
  3. ^ Shinwari, Nazir (11 October 2022). "Islamic Emirate Leader Meets with Provincial Intelligence Heads". TOLOnews. Retrieved 12 October 2022.
  4. ^ a b "Mullah Tajmir Jawad (a.k.a. Tajmir Akhund; Zabihullah Jawad)". MEI (in Arabic). Retrieved 2025-01-09.
  5. ^ "Mawlawi Bismillah Akhund (a.k.a. Bismillah Abdullah)". MEI (in Arabic). Retrieved 2025-01-09.
  6. ^ "Haji Zahid". MEI (in Arabic). Retrieved 2025-01-09.
  7. ^ "Dr. Bashir". MEI (in Arabic). Retrieved 2025-01-09.
  8. ^ "NAME UNKNOWN". MEI (in Arabic). Retrieved 2025-01-09.
  9. ^ "Mawlawi Sher Ahmad". MEI (in Arabic). Retrieved 2025-01-09.
  10. ^ "IDENTITY UNKNOWN". MEI (in Arabic). Retrieved 2025-01-09.
  11. ^ Sarwar, Bilal. ""The Taliban have established a specialized unit, with support from China and Iran, to conduct operations against ISKP. Formed three months after the fall of the republic, this unit comprises fighters from the Taliban's elite forces Red Units and is led by Taliban's notorious Deputy GDI Chief Mullah Tajmir Jawad. Known as the Fateh Force, it conducts operations against ISKP in broad daylight across various provinces, with China providing technical and training assistance. Most of the fighters in this unit come from Logar, Maidan Wardak, and the Zarmat area of Paktia, and were active in Kabul during the fight against the ANDSF and international forces."". X.com.
  12. ^ "Afghan Taliban Claim to Have Captured 600 IS Militants". 10 November 2021.
  13. ^ حسرت, احمد صهیب (10 November 2021). "استخبارات: په درېیو میاشتو کې داعش ته منسوب ۶۰۰ کسان نیول شوي".
  14. ^ "جمهور - ۶ سوه داعشیان، ۸۲ سړي تښوونکي او لسګونه نور مجرمین نیول شوي". 10 November 2021.
  15. ^ "Man rescued from kidnappers after 25 days in Kabul".
  16. ^ "Afghanistan's intelligence agency emerges as new threat to independent media". 2 March 2022.


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