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An Exploratory Study of Afghan Tazkera Ownership

Tucker, Jason Edward LU (2013)
Abstract
The tazkera (national ID) is Afghanistan’s most important identity document and necessary to receive a variety of government services (e.g. education), employment, or even other identity documents such as passports or driver’s licenses. While the most commonly held identification by Afghans, certain groups own tazkeras far less than do others, especially women and rural, displaced and nomadic populations. Furthermore, only limited understanding exists regarding which versions of the tazkera remain in circulation, precisely how they are obtained or replaced, and whether this process differs in Kabul vs. other parts of Afghanistan.

This paper seeks to improve understanding of tazkera ownership, the tazkera application process, and... (More)
The tazkera (national ID) is Afghanistan’s most important identity document and necessary to receive a variety of government services (e.g. education), employment, or even other identity documents such as passports or driver’s licenses. While the most commonly held identification by Afghans, certain groups own tazkeras far less than do others, especially women and rural, displaced and nomadic populations. Furthermore, only limited understanding exists regarding which versions of the tazkera remain in circulation, precisely how they are obtained or replaced, and whether this process differs in Kabul vs. other parts of Afghanistan.

This paper seeks to improve understanding of tazkera ownership, the tazkera application process, and obstacles in being able to obtain the document. Based on a total of 199 interviews using both a structured survey of 180 residents (120 men, 60 women) in three different locations – one urban district of Kabul City (11; Khair Khana), one peri-urban centre of a district neighbouring Kabul City (Paghman), and a Kabul Informal Settlement (KIS;Chahar Rahi Qambar populated by displaced communities from Helmand) – as well as 19 key informant interviews with six government officials, three NGO/foreign government representatives and ten selected tazkera holders from a variety of population subgroups (including Kuchis and IDPs). These include four key informant interviews conducted with women. (Less)
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Tazkera, Afghanistan, E-Tazkera, Citizenship, Policy, Discrimination, Mapping
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48 pages
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The Liaison Office - Afghanistan
language
English
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no
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This was an internal report and has not been made publicly available.
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  abstract     = {{The tazkera (national ID) is Afghanistan’s most important identity document and necessary to receive a variety of government services (e.g. education), employment, or even other identity documents such as passports or driver’s licenses. While the most commonly held identification by Afghans, certain groups own tazkeras far less than do others, especially women and rural, displaced and nomadic populations. Furthermore, only limited understanding exists regarding which versions of the tazkera remain in circulation, precisely how they are obtained or replaced, and whether this process differs in Kabul vs. other parts of Afghanistan.<br/><br/>This paper seeks to improve understanding of tazkera ownership, the tazkera application process, and obstacles in being able to obtain the document. Based on a total of 199 interviews using both a structured survey of 180 residents (120 men, 60 women) in three different locations – one urban district of Kabul City (11; Khair Khana), one peri-urban centre of a district neighbouring Kabul City (Paghman), and a Kabul Informal Settlement (KIS;Chahar Rahi Qambar populated by displaced communities from Helmand) – as well as 19 key informant interviews with six government officials, three NGO/foreign government representatives and ten selected tazkera holders from a variety of population subgroups (including Kuchis and IDPs). These include four key informant interviews conducted with women.}},
  author       = {{Tucker, Jason Edward}},
  institution  = {{The Liaison Office  - Afghanistan}},
  keywords     = {{Tazkera; Afghanistan; E-Tazkera; Citizenship; Policy; Discrimination; Mapping}},
  language     = {{eng}},
  title        = {{An Exploratory Study of Afghan Tazkera Ownership}},
  year         = {{2013}},
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