President Ashraf Ghani has assigned the census department, Afghanistan Civil Registration Authority, to be prepared for the rollout of electronic identity cards within the days to come, director of the department, Homayoun Mohtaat said Thursday.

“Be prepared for the rollout of electronic national identity cards (e-NIC) within the next few days. I want to receive my electronic identity card as soon as possible,” Mohtaat wrote in a Facebook post quoting Ghani’s order.

He further writes that the president has said that if the work of the joint committee does not give result on the legislative decree, the head of state will respect the decision of the committee and will consider the necessary reforms in line with the decision of the committee.

“Our department will kick off the issuance process of electronic identity cards in line with the direction of the president in the coming week,” added Mohtaat.