Passports distribution has kicked off in Abu Dhabi, the capital of the United Arab Emirate (UAE), for Afghans, according to a statement on Tuesday. In line with the order of the leadership of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs…
The Directorate General of Passport says in addition to obtaining forms online, passports will be issued online as well in the near future. The directorate wrote on its X page: "Currently, a passport form is obtained online in…
The distribution of passports has been started to Afghan citizens in the Termez city of Uzbekistan, says the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Hafiz Zia Ahmad Takal, deputy spokesman for MoFA, wrote on his X handle the process of…
The General Directorate of Passports will verify paper ID cards of those applying for passports under a cooperation agreement signed between the National Statistics and Information Agency and the Ministry of Interior on Thursday. MoI spokesman Abdul Mateen…
The Passport Department says children without parents, those on no fly-list and those convicted by courts of crimes will not be issued the travel document. The department wrote on its twitter page that passports will not be issued…
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MoFA) has announced the start of distribution of passports to newborn Afghan babies in Istanbul, Turkey. Separately, the deputy foreign minister for political affairs urged cooperation from Uzbekistan in agriculture and electricity sectors.…
Based on latest global ranking, Afghanistan was ranked as the country with the least powerful passport with visa-free access to just 27 destinations, followed by Yemen, Pakistan, Syria and Iraq. Henley & Partners, a London-based immigration consultancy, compiles…
The General Passport Department on Tuesday announced that overseas Afghans whose passports have expired but have residence permit or visas of the relevant country can get passports without delay or appointment. The Passport Department in a statement said…
The Central Passport Office issues 4,000 passports daily, but still hundreds of thousands applicants have to wait for months for their turn to go through the actual process of getting the document. First, an applicant fills an online…
The Passport Department says some ‘profiteers’ have recently started selling fake passports printed abroad. A statement from the Passport Department received by Pajhwok Afghan News said that detective officers of the department had arrested many people involved in…
The Passport Department says it will issue 10-year passports to applicants aged above 15 years. A 10 percent discount was considered for those applying for the 10-year passports, the department explained. The department added applicants under the age…
The passport distribution process will resume across the country next week, says an official of the department. Shafiullah Tasal, spokesman for the Passport Department, told Pajhwok Afghan News applicants could apply online for the document with effect from…
The passport distribution process has been suspended for four days in order to resolve technical issues. Eng. Izam, deputy spokesman for the Ministry of Interior, tweeted: “There were some problems in the process of providing passport services due…
Security officials in central Logar province say an employee of the province's Passport Department has fled with about a million afghanis collected in revenue. Ahmadullah Anas, Logar police spokesman, told Pajhwok Afghan News that KhwajaFarhad, an employee of…
The passport distribution process has been stopped in central Panjshir province due to technical reasons as officials say the process will resume after problems are solved. Ahmad Kabir Hamas, Panjshir Passport Department head, said that the process of…
Police officials in central Logar province say the passport distribution process has been suspended due to technical issues. Logar residents lamented the halt, saying it was the third time the passport distribution process had been disrupted by technical…
Afghanistan is at rock-bottom in terms of travel freedoms, says the first 2022 report by Henley & Partners. Released on Wednesday, the Henley Passport Index is based on exclusive data provided by the International Air Transport Association (IATA),…
The two-week revenue of the Passport Department in northern Sar-i-Pul province has exceeded four million afghanis. Zia Khan Ishaqzai, police spokesman, told Pajhwok Afghan News the department resumed its activities 15 days ago. During the period, he said,…
A government official said on Saturday from today, applicants can only apply online for obtaining passports. Inamullah Samangani, deputy spokesman for the caretaker government, tweeted the decision had been taken to prevent overcrowding and avoid people facing problems.…
The Passport Department announced on Monday the arrest of a group of commission agents (middlemen). Some time back, a passport could be obtained illegally in return for $1600 and an electronic identity card for 10,000 afghanis. Acting Director…
The passport distribution process resumed in western Ghor province on Saturday, an official said. Maulvi Abdul Hai Zaeem, director of information and culture, told Pajhwok Afghan News that the process of distributing passports in the province would resume…
