Afghan Tazkira (Dari: تابعیت تذکره) (Pashto: د تابعیت تذکره) | |
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Type | National identity card |
Issued by | ![]() |
Purpose | Identification |
Eligibility | National of Afghanistan |
The Afghan Tazkira (Dari: تابعیت تذکره; Pashto: د تابعیت تذکره) is an official national identity document issued to every national and citizen of Afghanistan, including a member of the Afghan diaspora around the world.[1][2][3][4]
The document is used to obtain an electronic Afghan identity card (e-Tazkira), which is valid for up to 10 years and required for many things such as employment, registering in school, operating a business, buying or renting a house, opening a bank account, sending or receiving money through Western Union, purchasing a SIM card, obtaining a passport, booking airline tickets, staying in hotels, etc. The documents serve as proof of identity and residency but more importantly Afghan nationality. Both the paper Tazkira certificate and e-Tazkira are issued by the National Statistics and Information Authority (NSIA), which has offices in nearly all provinces of Afghanistan.[5][6][7][8]
The Afghan Tazkira, which is older than 100 years,[9] has been modernized in recent years. The e-Tazkira campaign was officially launched in Kabul in May of 2018 when then-President Ashraf Ghani and First Lady Rula Ghani received their smart cards. Distribution of the modern Tazkiras later began in other parts of Afghanistan. The e-Tazkira complies with international standards for identity documents.[10] As of 2024, over twelve million people of Afghanistan have obtained their e-Tazkiras.[11][12][13] This includes the Afghans that are temporarily residing in Iran and in the United Arab Emirates (UAE).[3] The Afghan citizens that are temporarily residing in Pakistan are also issued special documents by Pakistan's National Database and Registration Authority and the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees.[14] In May 2022, the Government of Afghanistan announced that it will start issuing Tazkira certificates with a new design bearing the emblem of the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan.[15]
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