National Directorate of Security

National Directorate of Security
ریاست امنیت ملی
Afghanistan's Emblem
Agency overview
Formed	2002; 10 years ago (2002)
Preceding agency	KHAD
Headquarters	Kabul, Afghanistan
Employees	Classified (15,000-30,000 estimated)
Annual budget	Classified
Agency executives	Rahmatullah Nabil [1], Director Abdul Rahman Rahman [2], Deputy
Website
Official website (registered but offline)

The National Directorate of Security (NDS, Dari: ریاست امنیت ملی, also referred to as Amniyat or Amaniyat) is the domestic intelligence agency of the government of Afghanistan. It reports directly to the President and the National Assembly.^[2] The NDS has about thirty departments and different branches all across Afghanistan. It employs an estimated 15,000 to 30,000 people, mostly trained by the United States Department of Homeland Security and NATO.

There have been allegations of human rights abuses committed^[when?] against alleged Taliban detainees captured by NATO forces and given into NDS custody.^{[citation needed]}

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)^[1]

See also

• Law enforcement in Afghanistan
• Afghan National Security Forces (ANSF)
• KHAD

References

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