The Foreign Intelligence Service of the National Security Committee of the Republic of Kazakhstan (Kazakh: Қазақстан Республикасы Ұлттық Қауіпсіздік Комитетінің Сыртқы барлау қызметі) is a special state agency and a vital part of the country’s security system aimed at protecting the sovereignty of the Republic of Kazakhstan.

Provide the Chairman of the Security Council, the President, Parliament and the Government, state bodies and agencies of the Republic of Kazakhstan with intelligence and analysis necessary for making decisions in political, financial and economic, military-political, scientific and technical, humanitarian, environmental and other areas affecting the national interests of the Republic of Kazakhstan; 2.

Assist in the implementation of the state leadership’s policy in political, military-political, financial and economic, scientific and technical, humanitarian, environmental and other fields affecting the national interests of the Republic of Kazakhstan; 4.

Ensure interaction between the Kazakh state bodies and organizations within the framework of the Intelligence Community of the Republic of Kazakhstan; 6.

Provide security for foreign institutions of the Republic of Kazakhstan, implement measures to protect state secrets and counteract technical intelligence in foreign institutions of the Republic of Kazakhstan in cooperation with the official representative of the National Security Committee; 7.