National Directorate of Security

National Directorate of Security
ریاست امنیت ملی
Afghanistan's Emblem
Agency overview
Formed	2001 (2001)
Preceding agency	KHAD
Headquarters	Kabul, Afghanistan
Employees	Classified (15,000-30,000 estimated)
Annual budget	Classified
Agency executive	Rahmatullah Nabil, Director
Website
Official website (registered but offline)

The National Directorate of Security (NDS, (Persian) ریاست امنیت ملی, also referred to as Amniyat or Amaniyat) is the domestic intelligence agency of the government of Afghanistan. The Director of National Security reports directly to the President. The NDS has about 30 departments and different branches all over the country. It employs an estimated 15,000 to 30,000 people.

There have been allegations of human rights abuses committed against alleged Taliban detainees captured by NATO forces and given into NDS custody.

Directors

• Muhammad Arif Sarwari (Oct. 2001 – Feb. 2004)
• Amrullah Saleh (Feb. 2004 – June 2010)
• Ibrahim Spinzada (June 2010 – July 2010) transitional period
• Rahmatullah Nabil (July 2010 - present).

See also

• Canadian Afghan detainee abuse scandal
• Afghan Independent Human Rights Commission
• KHAD

External links

• Human Rights First; Arbitrary Justice: Trial of Guantánamo and Bagram Detainees in Afghanistan (2008)