

In order to obtain an Afghan Tazkira, an application must be submitted inside the office of Afghanistan's Ministry of Interior Affairs or electronically using the internet. This includes the Afghans that are temporarily residing in Iran and the United Arab Emirates (UAE). As of August 2021, over 6 million Afghan nationals have obtained their new Tazkiras. The new e-ID card complies with international standards for identity documents. Distribution of the e-ID cards or e-Tazkira later began in other parts of Afghanistan. The electronic identification (e-ID) card campaign was officially launched in Kabul on when Afghan President Ashraf Ghani and First Lady Rula Ghani received their e-ID cards. The Afghan Tazkira, which is older than 100 years, has been modernized in recent years. The document is issued by the National Statistics and Information Authority (NSIA), which has offices in all provinces of Afghanistan.

It serves as proof of identity and residency but more importantly Afghan nationality. The Afghan identity card or Afghan Tazkira ( Pashto: تذکره) is a national identity document that is issued upon request to every Afghan citizen or national, whether such individual resides inside or outside of Afghanistan. 18 years old citizen or national of Afghanistan
