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2021.10.07 03:01 GMT+8

Hundreds of Afghans rush to passport of in Kabul

Updated 2021.10.07 03:01 GMT+8
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Throngs of Afghans gathered outside of a Kabul passport office, after the Taliban said the country would resume issuing travel documents, ending a months-long suspension that limited Afghan’s ability to leave the country.

Officials told reporters that up to 6,000 passports would be issued daily and the Taliban government would release 25,000 new passports that had been previously paid for. The crowd grew so large that security members had beat back the crowd to maintain order.

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