Afghan Voice Agency (AVA)_Monitoring, Officials said that biometric registration would ensure more transparency.
“We activated the biometric system. This system does not accept paper ID cards. The ID card will be electronic. Next year, we would pay the people who are recognized as deserving, including orphans and widows, through this system,” Abdul Hakim Haqqani, Deputy Minister of Martyrs and Disabled Affairs, said.
According to officials, 3,500 people were identified as illegible during the past four months in 15 provinces of the country.
Officials of the Ministry of Martyrs and Disabled Affairs noted that 12 billion afghanis have been allocated for it for the current fiscal year, and they are trying to pay martyrs’ families and persons with disabilities before Eid al-Adha.
According to the ministMartyrs’ familiesry’s data, 190,000 persons with disabilities, 80,000 widows and 350,000 orphans are registered with this ministry.