<p><a href="/en/afganistan/kabul" class="glossify-link">KABUL</a> from Loya Paktia has thrown its weight behind the issuance of electronic National Identity Cards (e-NICs) and demanded legal action against those trying to sabotage the national process.</p>
<p>Abdul Hakem Safi, head of the Youth <a href="/en/loya-jirga" class="glossify-link">Loya Jirga</a>, told reporters in Kabul that if issued e-NICs would help reduce crimes, ensure transparent elections.</p>
<p>He warned powerful individuals against derailing the ID card process for reaching their nefarious designs in <a href="/en/afghanistan" class="glossify-link">Afghanistan</a>.”</p>
<p>Safi called e-NICs distribution a national process and remarked those trying to halt the process was in fact committing treason and should be tried under the law.</p>
<p>“I don’t know why some political figures are against the word ‘Afghan’ to be mentioned in e-NICs at a time when the country’s supreme law has already removed all doubts about it in the article four,” Safi wondered.</p>
<p>Obaidullah Zadran, deputy head of the Jirga, said all legal procedure of the electronic ID cards process had been completed and no issue existed in the distribution of e-NICs.</p>
<p>He asked the government not to allow anyone to disrupt the e-NICs distribution process and said most of the major issues would be resolved if the process launched.</p>
<p>But Chief Executive Officer CEO Abdullah has demanded a halt to the e-NICs issuance saying the process needed more deliberation and discussion before being commenced.</p>
<p>nh/ma</p>
