VOICED : El 1 de enero cumpleanos por doquier en Afganistan

In Afghanistan, many people celebrate their birthdays on January 1 due to the lack of official birth records and the use of the Ijri calendar. The Afghan civil registry is flawed, leading many to use historical events or seasons to estimate their age. The taskira, a paper-based ID, is commonly used for identity verification. Recently, hospitals have started issuing birth certificates for newborns, a practice not available to previous generations. The government has proposed electronic IDs, but political and technical issues have stalled progress.

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