Afghanistan's Other Security Threat: Brain Drain

Each day an estimated 7,000 Afghans apply for passports Afghans do not apply for passports unless they intend to travel outside the country since they do not use passports for identification at home. That means more than 200,000 Afghans plan on leaving the country each month — a sudden and dramatic increase. The head of the Afghan passport distribution directorate, General Sayed Omar Saboori, told VOA the directorate's central and provincial offices have the capacity to provide...

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