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 ⓘ
appointedBy Supreme Leader of the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan ⓘ
Taliban leadership council ⓘ
linked to: Taliban
associatedWith General Directorate of Intelligence ⓘ
Taliban ⓘ
confersPower authority to conduct secret operations ⓘ
control over intelligence detention facilities ⓘ
country Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan ⓘ
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 ⓘ
inception after Taliban takeover of Kabul in August 2021 ⓘ
languageOfWorkOrName Dari ⓘ
Pashto ⓘ
locatedInTheAdministrativeTerritorialEntity Kabul ⓘ
nativeLabel استخبارات امارت اسلامی افغانستان (chief) ⓘ
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 ⓘ
Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan security apparatus ⓘ
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 ⓘ
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 ⓘ
Director-General of Intelligence of the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan → nativeLabel → استخبارات امارت اسلامی افغانستان (chief) ⓘ
linked to: Director-General of Intelligence of the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan