Some people have obtained fake illness documents against money to apply and get passport after strict measures were enforced by authorities in passport application process, Pajhwok Afghan News has reliably learned.
It is worth mentioning that after the political change in the country, passport distribution process was stopped but it was resumed on September 05, 2021 by the new government in Kabul.
AlamGulHaqqani, head of the Central Passport Office, then said new passport forms will be distributed only to sick persons, government employees and sportsmen only.
People obtained passport through fake illness documents
Pajhwok findings showed some people got fake illness documents against money from commission agents and received passports on the basis of these documents.
Zulaikha, not a real name, from Kart-i-Parwan locality of Kabul said: “When passport distribution process started, I wanted to quickly get passport but Passport Office head announced that only sick persons could apply for passport. My supervisor who was a foreigner stressed that I should have passport so I referred to a commission agent in Jamhoriat Hospital.”
Zulaikha got fake illness documents from the hospital and got passport in the initial days on the basis of these fake documents.
She did not want to disclose the name of the commission agent but said the person worked in Human Resource Department of Jamhoriat Hospital.
She said some friends of her said that the Medical Law Department of the Ministry of Public Health also issued fake documents to people against money.
Another citizen, who did not want to be named in the report, said in current circumstances every doctor provided illness documents.
He said doctors in Aliabad, Wazir Akbar Khan and other state-run hospitals provided illness documents to people against money.
He added doctors in different social media groups checked public messages and then responded to them.
Ghulam Dastagir, a resident of capital Kabul, got illness document from one of the hospitals in Balkh province. He said he referred to the passport office two times but he was unable to see officials and was forced to return back.
Finally he said he had no option but to make fake illness document and applied on its basis for getting passport.
He added after getting illness documents he referred to the passport office and officials approved his application and within five days he got passport.
Karim, another resident of capital Kabul, who obtained passport on the basis of fake documents, said he got one fake illness document for his one family member.
“I needed urgent passport because we were on our way to Germany so I had to get fake illness document from one of the state-run hospitals against $300.”
He, however, did not provide information about the hospital and commission agent. “According to my information that person is arrested and is currently under investigation.”
Samim, a resident of Kabul’s 11th Municipality District, said: “I needed passport and visited Passport Office few times, they did not allow me inside because I had no illness document. Finally against 7,000 afs I made fake illness document from Jamhoriat Hospital.”
“I returned to the Passport Office with fake illness document and officials approved my application, I went through other processes and after four days I was able to get passport.”
We make fake illness documents: Online Commission Agents
Pajhwok reporter wrote in a Facebook group ‘MotarFaroshehaePul Pashto’: “I need illness documents, is there anyone to get it for me? Please help me, it is emergency, money is not an issue.”
Few minutes later an individual by the name of NisarPopal wrote: “Text me in Massager”
Nisar asked: What type of documents do you need, from private or public hospital. Pajhwok Reporter: No problem but if it is from state-run hospital it will be good. Nisar: Good, you need these documents for passport, if needed for passport then it will cost $700 in five days.—Agencies
