[Afghanistan] - Passport department to reopen next week

INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
The Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan&& s (IEA) basic director of the passport department stated on Thursday that the process of providing
passports will resume on Wednesday next week.Mawlavi Abdul Haseeb Karim said the application procedure will resume Thursday, February 23, in
Kabul and throughout all provinces while the passport circulation process will resume next Wednesday.He said the department is devoted to
supplying all-round facilities for residents in this sector.The department has actually also triggered branches at the ministry of interior
and at the ministry of market and commerce.Karim said individuals with electronic ID cards do not however require to go through the
biometric process.The deputy head of the department Shershah Qureshi on the other hand stated: && In the future, the circulation of
passports will increase to 10,000 copies in one day.&& According to the officials, technical issues have been dealt with and there suffice
passport brochures available.The post Passport department to reopen next week initially appeared on Ariana News.