The NDS, which stands for National Directorate of Security, was the country’s main intelligence service from 2002 to the Taliban’s resurgence in August 2021. The NDS was dissolved after the Taliban takeover in 2021, with its responsibilities now handled by the General Directorate of Intelligence (GDI), which is the Taliban’s intelligence service.
Other options: Gestapo (Nazi Germany), Shin Bet (Israel), Savak (Iran, pre-1979).