Afghan passport

Afghan passport
The front cover of a contemporary Afghan biometric passport.
Date first issued 1880
Issued by  Afghanistan
Type of document Passport
Purpose Identification
Eligibility requirements Afghan citizenship
Expiration 10 years

The Afghan passport is issued to citizens of Afghanistan for international travel. It was introduced by Emir Abdur Rahman Khan in 1880.

In September 2011, the Afghan Ministry of Foreign Affairs began issuing two types of biometric passports (e-passports) for Afghan diplomats and public servants. These were produced in the United Kingdom.[1][2] In March 2013, new international standard e-passports were introduced to all citizens of Afghanistan.[3] According to spokesman of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Janan Musazai, "on the photo page, there are 16 security codes."[1] Issuance of national computerized e-ID cards (e-Tazkiras) were also discussed.[4] These changes are expected to prevent fraud in future elections, government corruption and improve the security situation of Afghanistan. The cost of a new Afghan e-passport is 5,000 Afghanis ($100 US dollars).[5]

Afghanistan currently has only one passport office, which is located in Kabul.[6] Ordinary passports (those other than diplomatic or service passports) can be issued by Afghan embassies and consulates abroad.[7] According to the 2016 Visa Restrictions Index, holders of an Afghan passport can visit only 25 countries visa-free or with visa on arrival. This is the lowest number of all passports worldwide as of 2016.

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References

  1. 1 2 Meer Agha Nasrat Samimi, ed. (September 17, 2011). "Foreign ministry issues computerised passports". Pajhwok Afghan News (PAN). Retrieved 2012-12-30.
  2. ↑ Ataullah Khpelwak, ed. (September 18, 2011). "Foreign ministry issues computerised passports (Video)". Pajhwok Afghan News. Archived from the original on March 6, 2014. Retrieved 2011-10-18.
  3. ↑ Ahmad Quraishi, ed. (March 24, 2013). "Machine-readable passport system put in place". Pajhwok Afghan News. Retrieved 2013-03-31.
  4. ↑ Ghulam Hussain Zakiri, ed. (February 24, 2013). "14m Afghans to get computerised ID cards in a year". Pajhwok Afghan News. Retrieved 2013-03-31.
  5. ↑ Azizullah Hamdard, ed. (March 5, 2013). "Countrywide electronic passports soon". Pajhwok Afghan News. Retrieved 2014-03-05.
  6. ↑ Norland, Rob (19 Sep 2015). "Abandoning Afghan War Zone in a Perilous Quest for Europe". The New York Times. Retrieved 19 Sep 2015.
  7. ↑ "Passport Information". afghanemb-canada.net. Embassy of Afghanistan in Ottawa. Retrieved November 7, 2016.


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