KhAD

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The State Intelligence Agency (Pashto: د دولتي استخباراتو خدمت Dari: خدمات اطلاعات دولتی) (also known as 'State Information Services' or 'Committee of State Security'), better known by the acronym KHAD, was the intelligence and security agency of the former Democratic Republic of Afghanistan. The agency was directed to protect Revolutionary Council of the Republic of Afghanistan and economy interests and to counterinsurgency and counterintelligence within the Democratic Republic of Afghanistan. However, the agency pursued a proactive and reactive intelligence policy abroad (especially with neighboring countries) to gather intelligence that may pose a threat to the security of the Democratic Republic of Afghanistan, as well as conducting special intelligence activities for support military operations of the Armed Forces of the Democratic Republic of Afghanistan. KHAD received foreign assistance through the KGB and the Stasi.

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