Ajmal Obaid Abidy

Former Deputy Director NDS

Ajmal Obaid Abidy is a former Deputy Director in Afghanistan's defunct intelligence agency, the National Directorate of Security (NDS). 

Besides his native Tajik, he is proficient in Pashto, Dari, Urdu, Punjabi, Russian and Arabic languages.

Known Professional History:-

• Official in President's Palace in Hamid Karzai's term (2002-04)

• Spokesperson for Ashraf Ghani during Presidential Elections (2008)

• Founder & CEO of Aria Television Network (2011)

• Spokesperson for President Ashraf Ghani (2015)

• Deputy Director for Policy and Planning, NDS (2015-19)

• Deputy Director of Operations, NDS (2019-20)