Kabul, Jan 3 (IANS) The Afghan National Statistics and Information Authority said that it has distributed about 340,000 computerized national identity cards from September to December 2021."The nationwide distribution process of the newly printed e-ID cards is now going on normally covering 13,000 to 15,000 applicants on a daily basis in 20 provinces of Afghanistan's 34 provinces," Xinhua news agency quoted the Authority as saying.The e-ID cards distribution process will be resumed in 14 provinces after assessment and evaluation of the administration's technical teams, it added.The process of issuing the e-ID cards and passport were halted after Taliban's takeover of Afghanistan in August last year.
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