KHAD

Khadamat-e Aetla'at-e Dawlati (KhAD)
Pashto: د ملي امنیت لوی ریاست; Dari: ریاست عمومی امنیت ملی; Da Millī Amniyat Loy Riyāsat; Riyāsat-e Umūmī Amniyat-e Millī
	KhAD emblem from 1980 to 1987
Agency overview
Formed	January 1980
Preceding agencies	Istikhbarat (–1978); AGSA (1978–1979); KAM (1979–1979);
Dissolved	April 1992
Superseding agencies	WAD (1987–1992); NDS (2002–2021); GDI (2021–present);
Type	Secret Police
Headquarters	Shashdarak Centre, Kabul, Afghanistan
Employees	90,000 (1990)
Annual budget	$160 million (1986)

The Khadamat-e Aetla'at-e Dawlati (Pashto/Dari: خدمات اطلاعات دولتی literally "State Intelligence Agency", also known as "State Information Services" or "Committee of State Security"), better known by the acronym KhAD, was the agency in charge of internal security, foreign intelligence, counter-intelligence and the secret police of the former Democratic Republic of Afghanistan.

Agency overview
Pashto: د ملي امنیت لوی ریاست Dari: ریاست عمومی امنیت ملی Da Millī Amniyat Loy Riyāsat Riyāsat-e Umūmī Amniyat-e Millī
KhAD emblem from 1980 to 1987
Formed	January 1980 (1980-01)
Preceding agencies	Istikhbarat (–1978) AGSA (1978–1979) KAM (1979–1979)
Dissolved	April 1992 (1992-04)
Superseding agencies	WAD (1987–1992) NDS (2002–2021) GDI (2021–present)
Type	Secret Police
Headquarters	Shashdarak Centre, Kabul, Afghanistan
Employees	90,000 (1990)
Annual budget	$160 million (1986)