The General Directorate of Passports, led by Abdul Karim Haseeb, has announced that three new passport distribution centers will open in the capital tomorrow (Wednesday).
According to Haseeb, these centers will be located in Darulaman, Qala-e-Zaman Khan, and Tangi Tarakhail in Kabul, with each center capable of serving 2,000 applicants daily.
Haseeb also noted that the overall capacity for passport distribution, both in the capital and the provinces, has been increased to 12,000 passports per day.
Regarding this matter, the head of the directorate said: “The first center will be in Darulaman next to the previous parliament, the second in Qala-e-Zaman Khan in the Shadab Zafar township, and the third in Tangi Tarakhail, which was previously part of the Ministry of Justice’s Directorate of Rights and is now a new passport office.”
He continued that over two million passports were distributed last year, generating 12 billion afghani in revenue.
According to Haseeb, 99% of applicants' requests have been addressed, and all applicants will receive their passports within the next two weeks.
Abdul Karim Haseeb, the head of the General Directorate of Passports, said: “Those who registered in the past, about 99% of them have received their passports. If anyone is left, they should check their name in the system and visit the directorate to collect their passport. In the next 15 days, all pending applications will be cleared, Inshaullah.”
The deputy administrative head of the directorate also announced a 20% increase in the staff of the Passport Directorate to better serve the citizens of the country.
“To speed up our work, we have increased our staffing levels by 20%, both at the central level and in the provinces,” said Shir Shah Quraishi, the deputy administrative and logistics head of the Passport Directorate.
The directorate also mentioned that the issues related to printing passport booklets have been resolved, and 2.5 million passport booklets have been imported into the country over the past year.
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