Editing KHAD (section)

==Recruitment==
Before KhAD approached potential candidates for the agency’s officer base, they extensively screened the candidate beforehand, as well as secretly probed their entire family. Only [[People's Democratic Party of Afghanistan|PDPA]] members who were extremely loyal and belonged to pro-government families qualified for admission as officers. Women were also employed as [[Non-commissioned officer|NCOs]] and officers, although they were underrepresented in [[senior officer]] ranks.

Once recruited, KhAD [[Non-commissioned officer|NCOs]] and [[Officer|officers]] received intensive training known as “''Parawachi''” or “''Parwareshi''” and after the training was completed, recruits went through a trial period known as “''Azmajchi''” or “''Azmayeshi''”, where they’d have to prove their loyalty by spying on their family members, arresting friends, partners and subjecting them to torture. Over time, the tasks seasoned recruits were asked to perform would only become more intense, being ordered to infiltrate the ranks of the [[Afghan mujahidin|Afghan mujahideen]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Afghanistan - Security Services in Communist Afghanistan (1978-1992). AGSA, KAM, KhAD and WAD |url=https://www.refworld.org/reference/countryrep/nmfa/2001/en/77882 |access-date=2024-03-29 |website=Refworld |language=en}}</ref> On their first assignment, the recruits were transferred to KhAD/WAD sections actively engaged in tracking down “subversive elements”. Only those who proved their worth were promoted or transferred to sections with more administrative or technical activities.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Tribunal decisions |url=https://tribunalsdecisions.service.gov.uk/utiac/2006-ukait-3 |access-date=2024-03-24 |website=tribunalsdecisions.service.gov.uk}}</ref>    

Potential applicants may have been prompted to join KhAD as the role of officer provided material benefits, such as a salary ten times higher than that of a government official. KhAD officers were additionally exempt from conscription and had free access to [[Alcoholic beverage|alcohol]] and even [[Prostitution|prostitutes]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Afghanistan - Security Services in Communist Afghanistan (1978-1992). AGSA, KAM, KhAD and WAD |url=https://www.refworld.org/reference/countryrep/nmfa/2001/en/77882 |access-date=2024-03-29 |website=Refworld |language=en}}</ref> If a KhAD officer was killed in action, their family would also receive financial compensation and benefits from the government.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Tribunal decisions |url=https://tribunalsdecisions.service.gov.uk/utiac/2006-ukait-3 |access-date=2024-03-29 |website=tribunalsdecisions.service.gov.uk}}</ref> One former officer, believed to have used a [[ZSU-23-4 Shilka]]—a weapon used to target aircraft—on human targets of [[Mujahideen]] fighters, also recounts “living like a king” due to having access to any form of weaponry and vehicles upon arrival to [[Kabul]].     

===Training===
Kaskad operators were responsible for training KhAD personnel.<ref name="auto"/> KhAD officers had to go through a mandatory training course in [[Kabul]] where they were taught about [[military logistics]], how to recruit potential officers, organisation and how to identify covert meetings and networks. KhAD officers, starting from first lieutenant to lieutenant colonel, were given mandatory training at the KGB School at [[Balashikha]], [[Uzbekistan]], and other KGB training facilities.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.baltdefcol.org/files/files/documents/Research/BSDR2009/2_%20Evsikov%20-%20Soviet%20Intelligence%20in%20Afghanistan.pdf|title=Baltic Defence College - Home|access-date=12 October 2021|archive-date=28 October 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211028165747/https://www.baltdefcol.org/files/files/documents/Research/BSDR2009/2_%2520Evsikov%2520-%2520Soviet%2520Intelligence%2520in%2520Afghanistan.pdf|url-status=dead}}</ref> Unlike the mandatory training in Kabul, the course in [[Tashkent]] included interrogation and criminal investigation techniques. High-ranking KhAD officers, starting from the rank of colonel and upwards, received additional mandatory training in [[Moscow]]. Unlike other techniques taught to officers in [[Kabul]], [[Balashikha]] and [[Uzbekistan]], the higher-ranking officers would receive training on management and policy issues, as well as financial affairs.<ref>https://www.statewatch.org/media/documents/news/2009/mar/afghanistan-ukba-c-of-origin-report.pdf {{Bare URL PDF|date=August 2024}}</ref>