Taliban Issues Over 528,000 Passports in Six Months, Despite Lack of Global Recognition
The Taliban-run passport office in Afghanistan has announced that it has issued and distributed 528,000 passports to Afghan citizens over the past six months.
Omari Logari, a spokesperson for the office, stated that among the travel documents issued, at least 920 were business passports and 300 were student passports. According to him, the passport distribution process is proceeding as normal both in Kabul and in the provinces.
Despite the political shift in governance, the Taliban administration continues to use the previous Islamic Republic of Afghanistan’s forms and emblems on official documents, including passports. This practice is widely seen as a clear indication of the Taliban’s lack of international legitimacy and the global community’s refusal to formally recognize its government.
The Afghan passport remains among the least powerful in the world, offering its holders extremely limited visa-free travel access. The widespread travel restrictions faced by Afghan passport holders reflect the country’s ongoing diplomatic crisis, political isolation, and instability—conditions widely attributed to Taliban rule.
