Introduction Intelligence operations on security have become a core function that no security group can do without if it wants to succeed. Intelligence operations have mutated since time immemorial from a simple primitive spying to the present-day highly technological and sophisticated operations. Intelligence is important to users of the intelligence information because it keeps them informed concerning the plans by their rivals so that the necessary steps can be taken in advance. All types of intelligence bodies operate on an underground basis since the officers involved in the process and together with their operations remain a secret that should not be revealed. Once the cover of an intelligence officer is blown, the officer has to be withdrawn, with the operation being stopped or reorganized so that the enemy being spied does not know about it. Every country in the world has an intelligence unit for security management of its internal and regional affairs. Major world powers that have interests all over the world have set up intelligence mechanisms that work for their interests. The United States of America and other countries of the world that have an interest in other countries have set up intelligence units to enable them accomplish their missions. The paper focuses on the war in Afghanistan since 2001 to date. This war has become protracted for so many years since it was started. This has called for an organized warfare that will guide how the war should be conducted. The employment of intelligence activity in this war has been necessary as a way of achieving an edge against an enemy whose tactics keep on mutating. Therefore, to win this war, there has been the need to deploy intelligence operations that will feed the security forces with information that will aid in their operation. Intelligence Players in Afghanistan Intelligence in Afghanistan can be described as a very complex scenario that involves many players in with different interests. As Aldrich reveals, some players have common interests on one side 1 . Other different players have individual interests, with the third group being the common enemy (Aldrich 128) 2 . The interest of western countries in Afghanistan were stoked after the September 11 th attack in United States of America when the twin towers were bombed. During that time, Afghanistan was hosting Osama bin Laden who was then the leader of al-Qaida terrorist group, which claimed responsibility. Hitz states that the Taliban government had acknowledged hosting Osama bin Laden and had accepted to expel, but not extradite him, without evidence of his involvement in the 9/11 attack 3 . Therefore, through NATO, America and its allies launched an attack to find him while also removing the Taliban government from power. This war has lead to the intensified intelligence operations by different countries in Afghanistan. Mickael states that America, which is the leading member of NATO, has an intelligence network that serves several of its interests in Afghanistan and the whole world in general 4 . The presence of American forces in Afghanistan together with the work they do there needs to be backed up by intelligence reports that can enable them conduct successful operations. Dreyfuss reveals how the war has failed to vanquish the Taliban 5 . The Taliban group has therefore evolved into an insurgency that attacks fore