Asadullah khalid biography of albert

For those that know him best, Asadullah Khalid has always been “a man of action”.

His reputation for “assertiveness” has ingratiated the head of the National Directorate of Security (NDS) – the Afghan intelligence agency – with some of the most powerful figures in the nation.

But Khalid’s literally hands-on methods have also earned him powerful enemies abroad and a reputation for ruthlessness.

He has been accused of assassinations, torture, and drug-dealing as governor of Ghazni and Kandahar provinces.

Despite the allegations, Khalid is a favourite among Afghan President Hamid Karzai’s inner circle. So it came as little surprise when Karzai rushed to a Kabul hospital to visit his spy chief hours after a December 6 suicide attack wounded him.