National Directorate of Security (Afghanistan)
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The National Directorate of Security (NDS, 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.
Intelligence agency
An intelligence agency is a governmental agency that is devoted to information gathering for purposes of national security and defence. Means of information gathering may include espionage, communication interception, cryptanalysis, cooperation with other institutions, and evaluation of public...
of the government of Afghanistan
Afghanistan
Afghanistan , officially the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan, is a landlocked country located in the centre of Asia, forming South Asia, Central Asia and the Middle East. With a population of about 29 million, it has an area of , making it the 42nd most populous and 41st largest nation in the world...
. The Director of National Security reports directly to the President
President of Afghanistan
Afghanistan has only been a republic between 1973 and 1992 and from 2001 onwards. Before 1973, it was a monarchy that was governed by a variety of kings, emirs or shahs...
. 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 SarwariMuhammad Arif SarwariEngineer Muhammad Arif Sarwari, also known simply as Engineer Arif, is a former Afghan intelligence official and politician.-Pre-Taliban:...
(Oct. 2001 – Feb. 2004) - Amrullah SalehAmrullah SalehAmrullah Saleh is an Afghan politician who last served as the head of the Afghan National Directorate of Security...
(Feb. 2004 – June 2010) - Ibrahim Spinzada (June 2010 – July 2010) transitional period
- Rahmatullah Nabil (July 2010 - present).
See also
- Canadian Afghan detainee abuse scandalCanadian Afghan detainee abuse scandalThe Canadian Afghan detainee issue concerns whether or not the Government of Canada and/or the Canadian Forces had knowledge about alleged abusive treatment of detainees in Afghanistan...
- Afghan Independent Human Rights CommissionAfghan Independent Human Rights CommissionThe Afghan Independent Human Rights Commission is an Afghan organisation dedicated to the preservation of human rights and the investigation of human rights abuses....
- KHADKHADKhadamat-e Etela'at-e Dawlati translates directly to English as: "Government Information Agency". However, this phrase is more correctly translated as Government Intelligence Service...