ī ye h ; ▁also ▁known ▁as ▁Ch ā h - e ▁E sk and ar ī ) ▁is ▁a ▁village ▁in ▁Est ab ra q ▁R ural ▁District , ▁in ▁the ▁Central ▁District ▁of ▁Sh ahr - e ▁Bab ak ▁County , ▁K erman ▁Province , ▁Iran . ▁At ▁the ▁ 2 0 0 6 ▁census , ▁its ▁existence ▁was ▁noted , ▁but ▁its ▁population ▁was ▁not ▁reported . ▁ ▁References ▁▁ ▁Category : Pop ulated ▁places ▁in ▁Sh ahr - e ▁Bab ak ▁County <0x0A> </s> ▁The ▁Foreign ▁Int elligence ▁Service ▁of ▁the ▁Russian ▁Federation ▁() ▁or ▁SV R ▁R F ▁() ▁is ▁Russia ' s ▁external ▁intelligence ▁ag ency , ▁foc using ▁mainly ▁on ▁civil ian ▁affairs . ▁The ▁SV R ▁R F ▁succeeded ▁the ▁First ▁Chief ▁Director ate ▁( PG U ) ▁of ▁the ▁K GB ▁in ▁December ▁ 1 9 9 1 . ▁ ▁The ▁SV R ▁has ▁its ▁headquarters ▁in ▁the ▁Y as ene vo ▁District ▁of ▁Moscow . ▁ ▁Un like ▁the ▁Russian ▁Federal ▁Security ▁Service ▁( F SB ), ▁the ▁SV R ▁is ▁task ed ▁with ▁intelligence ▁and ▁esp ion age ▁activities ▁outside ▁the ▁Russian ▁Federation . ▁ ▁It ▁works ▁together ▁with ▁the ▁Russian ▁Main ▁Int elligence ▁Director ate ▁( , ▁GR U ), ▁its ▁military - aff airs ▁esp ion age ▁counter part , ▁which ▁reported ly ▁deployed ▁six ▁times ▁as ▁many ▁sp ies ▁in ▁foreign ▁countries ▁as ▁the ▁SV R ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 7 . ▁The ▁SV R ▁is ▁also ▁author