Article: Afghanistan to have biometric system in five years.

Byline: Najib Khelwatgar

Afghanistan to have biometric system in five years

Najib Khelwatgar - Sep 20, 2008 - 16:20

KABUL (PAN): The Interpol will help the Afghan government establish a biometric screening system across the conflict-devastated country in the coming five years, an official said on Saturday.

Interpol Secretary General Ronald K. Noble told a joint press conference with a senior Interior Ministry official here that the system would help identify terrorists, criminals and drug traffickers wherever they went from Afghanistan or vice versa.

He added the biometric system, once installed, would help capture terrorists ...

Related newspaper, magazine, and journal articles:

 
 
Newsweek Harper's Magazine The Washington Post Chicago Tribune Crain's Chicago Business PRNewswire Pediatric News The Nation Advertising Age The Economist (US) A FREE trial gives you access to over 80 million articles! Access over 6,500 publications with a FREE trial!