Afghanistan Civil Registration

Online Collections

 * 2001-2012 - U.S. Casualties From Iraq and Afghanistan Conflicts, 2001-2012 - Ancestry ($)
 * 2006-2019 - All Global, Find A Grave Index for Burials at Sea and other Select Burial Locations, ..., for Afghanistan - Ancestry ($)

Offices to Contact
Director Vital Statistics Civil Registration Department Ministry of Interior Kabul, Afghanistan Telephone: +93 (0) 20 220 1758 Mobile: 0799 32 $341 Email: [mailto:info@moi.gov.af info@moi.gov.af]

Please also contact village Maliks

Historical Background
Villagers do not like to give the name of a woman, to a man, so generally the name of the mother was not recorded in birth records, which are usually created by men. Bhan, B. L., Study of a civil registration system of births and deaths, an experiment in Afghanistan, Bethesda, Maryland : International Institute for Vital Registration and Statistics, 1983, p. 5. (accessed 29 June 2020).

Coverage and Compliance
Birth and marriage certificates are rare for Afghans. Since about 2004, babies born in 15 refugee camps on the border of Pakistan and Afghanistan have had birth certificates created by United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR).

Information Recorded in the Records
Refugee birth certificates have:
 * Baby's name and gender
 * Date and place of birth
 * Father's name and place of origin