Afghanistan: Whether there was an Afghan consulate in Peshawar issuing passports in December 1997
| Publisher | Canada: Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada |
| Author | Research Directorate, Immigration and Refugee Board, Canada |
| Publication Date | 1 June 1999 |
| Citation / Document Symbol | AFG31992.E |
| Cite as | Canada: Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada, Afghanistan: Whether there was an Afghan consulate in Peshawar issuing passports in December 1997, 1 June 1999, AFG31992.E, available at: https://www.refworld.org/docid/3ae6ac4750.html [accessed 28 May 2023] |
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In a telephone interview with the Research Directorate, the Consul General of the Embassy of the Islamic State of Afghanistan in New York, representing the Rabbani government, stated that Afghan consulates in Pakistan are located in the cities of Peshawar, Quetta and Karachi. The Consul General stated that these consulates, including the one in Peshawar, were definitely operational and were issuing passports in December 1997 (2 June 1999).
In an earlier telephone interview, the Consul General stated that Taliban representatives have also been issuing passports from a Peshawar-based office (22 Mar. 1999). According to AFP, a Taliban office in Peshawar was issuing visas in July 1998 (4 July 1998).
For extensive general information regarding Afghan passports, please consult AFG29671.E of 9 July 1998.
This Response was prepared after researching publicly accessible information currently available to the Research Directorate within time constraints. This Response is not, and does not purport to be, conclusive as to the merit of any particular claim to refugee status or asylum. Please find below the list of additional sources consulted in researching this Response.
References
Afghanistan Consulate General, New York. 2 June 1999. Telephone interview with Consul General.
_____. 22 March 1999. Telephone interview with Consul General. (Cited in AFG31500.E of 23 March 1999).
Agence France Presse (AFP). 4 July 1998. "Opposition-issued Visas Invalid for Taliban-held Afghanistan." (NEXIS)
Additional Sources Consulted
Danish Immigration Service. July 1998. Report on the Fact-finding Mission to Afghanistan.
Embassies of the World.
Embassy World.
The Far East and Australasia 1998. 1998.
Passport Handbook to Check the Authenticity of Passports. Supplemental 11.
Political Handbook of the World 1998. 1998.
Electronic Sources: IRB Databases, REFWORLD, LEXIS/NEXIS, CISNET, WNC, Internet.
