Khadamat-e Aetla'at-e Dawlati,also 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.
Kandahār is one of the thirty-four provinces of Afghanistan,located in the southern part of the country,sharing a border with Pakistan,to the south. It is surrounded by Helmand in the west,Uruzgan in the north and Zabul Province in the east. Its capital is the city of Kandahar,Afghanistan's second largest city,which is located on the Arghandab River. The greater region surrounding the province is called Loy Kandahar. The Emir of Afghanistan sends orders to Kabul from Kandahar making it the de facto capital of Afghanistan,although the main government body operates in Kabul. All meetings with the Emir take place in Kandahar,meetings excluding the Emir are in Kabul.
The Shinwari is an ethnic Pashtun tribe of Afghanistan. Among the greatest poets of the Pashto language in the 20th century was the late Ameer Hamza Shinwari,also known as "Hamza Baba".
The Mohmand or Momand is a prominent tribe of Pashtun people. They are based primarily in the Mohmand territory,which is located in Nangarhar,Afghanistan and Mohmand Agency,Pakistan.
Dāwaṛ is a Karlani Pashtun tribe mostly inhabiting North Waziristan in the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province of Pakistan. The Dawaris inhabit the Tochi Valley and speak the Dawari dialect of Pashto.
Haji Abdul Qadeer was a prominent Northern Alliance leader in Afghanistan and opposed the Taliban. Originally a commander of the Hezb-i Islami Khalis faction during the Soviet–Afghan War,he then served as governor of Nangarhar Province,the head of the Eastern Afghanistan Shura,and later Vice President of Afghanistan and Minister of Public Works in the administration of Hamid Karzai from 19 June 2002 until his assassination on 6 July 2002. He was the older brother of fellow anti-Soviet and Northern Alliance commander Abdul Haq,who was executed in late 2001 by the Taliban. Abdul Qadeer is notable for welcoming Osama bin Laden to Jalalabad in 1996.
Kurram District is a district in the Kohat Division of the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province of Pakistan.The name Kurram comes from the river Kuramáin Pashto which itself derives from the Sanskrit word Krumuḥ.
Sher Mohammed Akhundzada is an Alizai tribal leader who was the Governor of Helmand in Afghanistan from 2001 to 2005. As governor,he implemented various agricultural projects in Helmand,including canal excavation from the Kajaki dam for irrigation and electricity generation projects. He was deeply involved in opium production and smuggling,leading to his removal from office by the Afghan government in 2005 after lobbying by the British,who were leading counter-narcotic efforts in Afghanistan at the time. He was succeeded as governor of Helmand by Mohammad Daoud.
Rahmatullah Rahmat is an Afghan politician. He served as the Governor of Paktia province from 2006 to 2007. He was appointed to the position after the assassination of Hakim Taniwal. Rahmat was previously an official of the UNAMA mission in the east of the country.
Zarar Ahmad Moqbel Osmani is a politician in the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan who served as Minister of Foreign Affairs from 2013 to 2015 and Minister of Interior from 30 September 2005 to 11 October 2008. He previously served as Minister of Counter Narcotics and as Governor of Parwan Province. Prior to this he served as Chief of Police of Parwan province and as First Secretary to Afghan Embassy in Tehran. He also joined the mujahideen during the Soviet–Afghan War,fighting against the Afghan government led by Mohammad Najibullah.
Hajji Din Mohammad also known as Azizullah Din Mohammad is a politician in Afghanistan who served as the Governor of Nangarhar Province followed by Governor of Kabul Province. He is currently the Chairman of Peace and Development Islamic Party. He has been involved in the peace and reconciliation process between the Afghan Government and the Taliban and is currently the deputy of High Council for National Reconciliation. Haji Din Mohammad comes from a distinguished Pashtun family "Arsala" The Arsala family is part of the Jabar Khel. He is also the elder brother of late Hajji Abdul Qadir and Abdul Haq His great-grandfather,Wazir Arsala Khan,served as Foreign Minister of Afghanistan in 1869. One of Arsala Khan's descendants,Taj Mohammad Khan,was a general at the Battle of Maiwand. Another descendant,Abdul Jabbar Khan,was Afghanistan’s first Ambassador to Russia.
The Afghan National Police,also known as the Afghan Police,is the national police force of the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan,serving as a single law enforcement agency all across the country. The Afghan Border Police,which has stations along the nation's border and at major airports,is a separate component of the force. The ANP is under the responsibility of the Ministry of Interior Affairs in Kabul,Afghanistan,and is headed by Sirajuddin Haqqani. It has nearly 200,000 members as of April 2023. Although the GDI are also the part of the secret police agency of the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan after the Fall of Kabul in August 2021.
Mirwais Yasini میرویسیاسینیis the current First Deputy Speaker of the Lower House of the Afghan Parliament. Following the Communist coup in 1978,Mirwais Yasini worked actively to combat the Soviet invasion,and went on to oppose the Taliban from 1993 to 2001 as a social and political activist. After the fall of the Taliban regime in 2002,Yasini began his political career as the Director of Foreign Relations and Economic Evaluation for Afghanistan's Ministry of Finance,and as a prominent member of the Emergency Loya Jirga,which met in Kabul. Since that time he has held several high-level political posts,including such titles as the First Deputy Speaker of the Constitutional Loya Jirga and Director General of the Counter Narcotics Department.
Mohammad Yousef Pashtun is an Afghan technocrat and politician. He served as Minister of Urban Development and Housing for two terms and as Governor of Kandahar province in 2003,replacing Gul Agha Sherzai under President Hamid Karzai's administration. In 2010,he was appointed as Senior Adviser to President Karzai on Construction,Mines,Water &Energy. In 2014,minister Pashtun continued to serve as Senior Adviser to President Ashraf Ghani. Yِousef Pashtun is also chairing the Kabul New City Development Authority Board.
Mohammed Masoom Stanekzai is a former Minister,Chief Peace Negotiator,and chief of the National Directorate of Security (NDS) of the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan.
Sayed Fazlullah Wahidi is a politician in Afghanistan. He served as the governor of Herat Province,appointed by President Hamid Karzai on 2 July 2013. Previously,he served as Kunar Governor and as the chairman of the Afghan NGOs' Coordination Bureau (ANCB),a non-profit umbrella organization of over 270 local NGOs.
General Khodaidad is a former Minister of Counter Narcotics of Afghanistan.
Lieutenant General Sayed Abdul Ghafar Sayed zadah,is an Afghan Lieutenant general. He served for more than 30 years in policing in Afghanistan;currently he is serving as General Chief of Herat police headquarters.
The Sulaimankhel,or Suleiman Khel,are a Pashtun sub-tribe of the Ghilji tribe of Bettani confederation of Pashtuns,Mostly Nomadic People. In the early 20th century,the tribe was recognised as generally pastoral.
Shuja ul-Mulk Jalala,also known as Ghulam Rasul,is a politician in Afghanistan. He was the governor of Kunar Province,appointed by President Hamid Karzai on July 15,2013,after a suggestion by the Independent Directorate of Local Governance (IDLG).
