General Directorate of Intelligence

General Directorate of Intelligence
Pashto: د استخباراتو لوی ریاست
Dari: ریاست عمومی استخبارات
Seal of the General Directorate of Intelligence

Armed personnel of the General Directorate of Intelligence’s special forces unit during a training exercise.
Agency overview
Formed2021 (2021)
Preceding agencies
  • NDS (2002–2021)
  • WAD (1986–1992)
  • KHAD (1980–1986)
  • KAM (1979–1979)
  • AGSA (1978–1979)
  • Istikhbarat (–1978)
JurisdictionIslamic Emirate of Afghanistan
HeadquartersShahdarak, Kabul, Afghanistan
Motto"We Strike to Destroy"
EmployeesClassified
Annual budgetClassified
Minister of Defense responsible
Deputy Minister responsible
Agency executives
Parent agencyMinistry of Defense
WebsiteOfficial X
Not to be confused with National Directorate of Security.

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.

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