Director-General of Intelligence of the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan

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The Director-General of Intelligence of the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan is the top intelligence chief responsible for overseeing the Taliban-led state's security, espionage, and counterintelligence operations.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf government office
intelligence chief position
public office
appliesToJurisdiction Afghanistan NERFINISHED
appointedBy Supreme Leader of the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan NERFINISHED
Taliban leadership council NERFINISHED
associatedWith General Directorate of Intelligence NERFINISHED
Taliban NERFINISHED
confersPower authority to conduct secret operations
control over intelligence detention facilities
country Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan NERFINISHED
hasAuthorityOver counterespionage strategy
intelligence collection priorities
intelligence officers of the General Directorate of Intelligence
hasJurisdictionOver national intelligence matters in Afghanistan
headOf General Directorate of Intelligence NERFINISHED
inception after Taliban takeover of Kabul in August 2021
languageOfWorkOrName Dari
Pashto
locatedInTheAdministrativeTerritorialEntity Kabul NERFINISHED
nativeLabel استخبارات امارت اسلامی افغانستان (chief) NERFINISHED
officeHolderSelectionMethod appointment
oversees collection of human intelligence
collection of signals intelligence
covert operations related to regime security
interrogation of detainees for intelligence purposes
monitoring of foreign intelligence activities in Afghanistan
security vetting within Taliban-controlled institutions
partOf Government of the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan NERFINISHED
Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan security apparatus NERFINISHED
precededBy Director of the National Directorate of Security of the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan
primaryObjective identification and neutralization of internal and external threats
protection of the Taliban regime
reportsTo Supreme Leader of the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan NERFINISHED
senior Taliban leadership
responsibleFor coordination of intelligence with other Taliban security bodies
counterintelligence operations
espionage activities
intelligence operations in Afghanistan
internal security
monitoring political opposition
surveillance of perceived threats to the Taliban government
sector counterterrorism
intelligence
national security
typeOfPosition unelected security leadership role
worksOn counterinsurgency against anti-Taliban groups
monitoring of Islamic State–Khorasan Province activities

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Armed Forces of the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan commandStructure Director-General of Intelligence of the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan