National Directorate of Security (Afghanistan)

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The National Directorate of Security (NDS, also referred to as Amaniyat) is the domestic intelligence agency of the government of Afghanistan.

It has received significant attention in the Western press due to allegations of human rights abuses committed against detainees captured by NATO forces and given into NDS custody.

[edit] See also

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