KABUL (Pajhwok): The Ministry of Interior (MoI) on Tuesday announced the arrest of 60 fake passport-makers and middlemen.
With effect from today, the distribution of passports in Kabul has been suspended for a few days due to a technical problem in biometric machines.
Passport Director Alam Gul Haqqani said 15,000 to 20,000 people visited the department daily. But the department has the capacity to issue 3,000 to 3500 passports only on a daily basis.
Qari Saeed Khosti, spokesman for the Ministry of Interior, tweeted that 60 fake passport makers, commission agents and those issuing threatening letters . . .
