General Directorate of Intelligence

National intelligence and security service of Afghanistan

NDS (2002–2021)
WAD (1987–1992)
KhAD (1980–1987)
KAM (1979–1979)
AGSA (1978–1979)
Istikhbarat (–1978)

HeadquartersShahdarak, Kabul, AfghanistanMotto"We Strike to Destroy"EmployeesClassifiedAnnual budgetClassifiedMinister responsible

Mullah Yaqoob

Deputy Minister responsible

Abdul Qayyum Zakir

Agency executives

Abdul Haq Wasiq^[2], (Director general)
Rahmatullah Najib
Taj Mir Jawad, (Deputy directors)

Parent agencyMinistry of DefenseWebsiteOfficial Twitter

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

Supreme Leader Hibatullah Akhundzada has claimed that the GDI reports directly to him, according to a statement released by Spokesman Zabiullah Mujahid in 2022 that purportedly quoted Akhundzada. Following the Fall of Kabul on 15 August 2021, the General Directorate of Intelligence (GDI) have become the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan's intelligence agency under the Taliban.^[3]

Activities

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.^[4]^[5]^[6]^[7]

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.^[8]

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

Directors

Abdul Haq Wasiq (7 September 2021 – present)

References

^ "GDI Afghanistan Intelligence Force". YouTube. Naseer TV. Retrieved 17 June 2023.
^ "افغان طالبانو خپله کابینه او سرپرسته اداره اعلان کړه؛ ملا محمد حسن اخوند به یې مشر وي". BBC News پښتو.
^ Shinwari, Nazir (11 October 2022). "Islamic Emirate Leader Meets with Provincial Intelligence Heads". TOLOnews. Retrieved 12 October 2022.
^ "Afghan Taliban Claim to Have Captured 600 IS Militants". 10 November 2021.
^ حسرت, احمد صهیب (10 November 2021). "استخبارات: په درېیو میاشتو کې داعش ته منسوب ۶۰۰ کسان نیول شوي".
^ "جمهور - ۶ سوه داعشیان، ۸۲ سړي تښوونکي او لسګونه نور مجرمین نیول شوي". 10 November 2021.
^ "Man rescued from kidnappers after 25 days in Kabul".
^ "Afghanistan's intelligence agency emerges as new threat to independent media". 2 March 2022.

National intelligence agencies

Foreign
intelligence

A	Afghanistan: GDI Albania: SHISH Algeria: DRS Angola: SIE Argentina: AFI Armenia: NSS Austria: DSN Australia: ASIS Azerbaijan: XKX
B	Bahrain: NSA Bangladesh: NSI Belarus: KGB RB Belgium: ADIV/SGRS Bosnia and Herzegovina: OSA-OBA Botswana: DIS Brazil: ABIN Brunei: BRD Bulgaria: DAR
C	Cameroon: BMM Canada: CSIS Chad: ANS Chile: ANI China: MSS Congo (Democratic Republic of): ANR Croatia: SOA Cuba: DI Czech Republic: ÚZSI
D	Denmark: FE Djibouti: BSRG
E	Ecuador: SENAIN Egypt: Mukhabarat Estonia: EFIS Ethiopia: NISS
F	France: DGSE
G	Gambia: SIS Georgia: GIS Germany: BND Ghana: BNI, BGU, RDU Greece: EYP
H	Hungary: IH
I	India: RAW Indonesia: BIN Iran: VAJA Iraq: INIS Ireland: G2 Israel: Mossad Italy: AISE Ivory Coast: NSC
J	Japan: CIRO Jordan: GID
K	Kazakhstan: Syrbar Kenya: NIS Kyrgyzstan: UKMK Kuwait: KSS
L	Latvia: SAB Liberia: NSA Lithuania: VSD Lebanon: GDGS Libya: MJ
M	Malaysia: MEIO Mexico: CISEN Moldova: SIS Mongolia: GIA Montenegro: ANB Morocco: DGST Mozambique: SISE Republic of North Macedonia: UBK
N	Netherlands: AIVD New Zealand: NZSIS Nigeria: NIA North Korea: RGB Norway: E-tjenesten
O	Oman: Palace Office
P	Pakistan: ISI Papua New Guinea: NIO Philippines: NICA Poland: AW Portugal: SIED
Q	Qatar: QSS
R	Romania: SIE Russia: SVR
S	Saudi Arabia: GIP Serbia: BIA Sierra Leone: CISU Singapore: SID Slovakia: SIS Slovenia: SOVA Somalia: NISA South Africa: SSA South Korea: NIS Spain: CNI Sri Lanka: SIS Sudan: GIS Sweden: KSI Switzerland: NDB Syria: GSD
T	Taiwan: NSB Tajikistan: GKNB Tanzania: TISS Thailand: NIA Togo: NIA Tunisia: TIA Turkey: MİT Turkmenistan: MNS
U	Uganda: ESO Ukraine: SZRU United Arab Emirates: SIA United Kingdom: SIS (MI6) United States: CIA Uzbekistan: SSS
V	Vietnam: TC2

Domestic
intelligence

A	Algeria: CSS Angola: SINSE Argentina: AFI Australia: ASIO Austria: DSN Azerbaijan: DTX
B	Bangladesh: SB Belarus: KGB RB Belgium: VS/SE Bosnia and Herzegovina: SIPA Botswana: DIS Brazil: PF Brunei: IRD Bulgaria: DANS Burundi: SNR
C	Canada: CSIS Chile: ANI China: MSS Colombia: DNI Congo (Democratic Republic of): ANR Croatia: SOA Czech Republic: BIS
D	Denmark: PET
E	Egypt: EHS Estonia: KAPO
F	Finland: SUPO France: DGSI
G	Georgia: SSSG Germany: BfV, LfV Ghana: GPS, CID Greece: EYP
H	Hong Kong: NSD, CPGNSO Hungary: AH
I	India: IB Indonesia: Baintelkam Polri (id), BIN Iran: VAJA, IRGC, PAVA Ireland: CSB, SDU, NSU Israel: Shin Bet Italy: AISI
J	Japan: NPA, TMPD PSB, PSIA
K	Kazakhstan: NSC Kenya: NIS Kosovo: AKI
L	Latvia: VDD Lithuania: STT Lebanon: ISF, LSS Luxembourg: SREL
M	Macau: DS Malaysia: SB Moldova: SIS Republic of North Macedonia: IA
N	Netherlands: NCTV New Zealand: NZSIS Nigeria: SSS North Korea: SSD Norway: PST
O	Oman: ISS
P	Pakistan: IB, FIA Palestine: PSS Paraguay: SNI Peru: DINI Philippines: NBI, NICA Poland: ABW, SOP, SM Portugal: SIS
R	Romania: SRI Russia: FSB
S	Saudi Arabia: Mabahith Serbia: BIA Singapore: ISD Somalia: NISA South Africa: SSA South Korea: Intelligence Bureau, KNPA Spain: CITCO Sri Lanka: SIS Sweden: SÄPO Switzerland: NDB Syria: GSD
T	Taiwan: MJIB Thailand: ISOC, SB Turkey: MİT, İB
U	Uganda: ISO Ukraine: SBU United Kingdom: Security Service (MI5), NDEDIU, NCA, NBIS United States: I&A, FBI Uzbekistan: SNB
V	Venezuela: SEBIN Vietnam: TC5 (vi)
Z	Zimbabwe: CIO

Military
intelligence

A	Algeria: DCSA Angola: SIM Australia: DIO Austria: HNaA
B	Bangladesh: DGFI Belarus: GRU MO RB Belgium: ADIV/SGRS Brazil: DIE
C	Canada: CFINTCOM China: CMC JSD Intelligence Bureau Congo (Democratic Republic of): DEMIAP Croatia: VSOA Cuba: DCIM Czech Republic: VZ
D	Denmark: FE
E	Egypt: DMISR
F	Finland: PE TIEDOS France: DRM, DGSE
G	Germany: MAD Ghana: MIU
H	Hungary: KNBSZ
I	Iran: General Staff, SAHEFAJA, SAHEFASA, SAHEFAVEDJA India: DMI, DIA Indonesia: BAIS TNI, Pusintelad Ireland: G2 Israel: Aman Italy: CII
J	Japan: MIC
K	Kazakhstan: NSC
L	Lithuania: AOTD
M	Republic of North Macedonia: MSSI Malaysia: DISD Maldives: MNDF Morocco: DGED Myanmar: Sa Ya Pa
N	Netherlands: MIVD New Zealand: DDIS Nigeria: DIA North Korea: RGB Norway: E-tjenesten
P	Pakistan: MI, NI, AI Philippines: ISAFP Poland: SKW, SWW Portugal: CISMIL
R	Romania: DGIA Russia: GRU
S	Saudi Arabia: AFISC Serbia: VBA, VOA Singapore: MIO Slovakia: VS Slovenia: OVS South Africa: SANDF-ID South Korea: DIA, DCC Spain: CIFAS Sri Lanka: DMI Sweden: MUST Switzerland: MND, LWND Syria: MI, AFID
T	Taiwan: MIB Thailand: AFSC Turkey: GENKUR İ.D.B.
U	Ukraine: HUR MO United Kingdom: DI United States: DIA ONI MIC USAFI
V	Venezuela: DGCIM Vietnam: TC2

Signals
intelligence

A	Australia: ASD
B	Bangladesh: NTMC Brazil: 2ª Sch/EMD
C	Canada: CSE China: SIGINT Croatia: OTC
E	Ethiopia: INSA
F	Finland: PVTIEDL France: DGSE, DRSD
G	Germany: BND Ghana: RDU
I	India: JCB,NTRO Indonesia: BSSN (id) Ireland: CIS Israel: 8200
J	Japan: DIH
K	Kazakhstan: NSC
N	Netherlands: NSO, JSCU New Zealand: GCSB North Korea: RGB Norway: NSM
P	Pakistan: JSIB Poland: AW, ABW, SKW, SWW, NCBC, gOR 3.FO, CRiWWRE, 2.ORel, 6.ORel, JW NIL
R	Romania: STS Russia: Spetssvyaz
S	Saudi Arabia: PSS South Africa: SSA Spain: CCN Sweden: FRA Switzerland: NDB Syria: MI
T	Turkey: MİT-SİB
U	UAE: SIA Ukraine: Derzhspetszviazok United Kingdom: GCHQ United States: NSA