National Statistics and Information Authority

National Statistics and Information Authority
Dari: اداره ملی احصائیه و معلومات; Pashto: د احصایې او معلوماتو ملي اداره
Agency overview
Formed	1972
Jurisdiction	Constitution of Afghanistan
Headquarters	District 7th, Chihlsetoon Road, Kabul, Afghanistan; 34°29′49″N 69°09′24″E / 34.49687°N 69.15678°E
Agency executive	Abdul Qahir Haji Edris, General Director;
Parent department	Ministry of Interior Affairs
Website	nsia.gov.af

The National Statistics and Information Authority (NSIA, Dari: اداره ملی احصائیه و معلومات; Pashto: د احصایې او معلوماتو ملي اداره), formerly known by other names such the Central Statistics Office (Dari: ادارۀ مرکزی احصائیه; Pashto: د احصایې او معلوماتو ملي اداره), is a government agency in Afghanistan that collects and maintains the country's statistical data.^[2] It was established in 1972.^[3] Abdul Qahir Haji Edris serves as NSIA's General Director.^[4]

NSIA's Civil Registration and Foreign Nationals Registration Department is responsible for registering citizens of Afghanistan in its national database, and providing them with documents such as national ID cards, birth certificates, death certificates, marriage certificates, etc.^[5] NSIA has branches in all provinces of Afghanistan and in the United Arab Emirates but its main offices are in Kabul.^[6]

NSIA's Civil Registration and Foreign Nationals Registration Department also keeps records of all foreign travelers entering and leaving Afghanistan.^[7]^[8] The NSIA works closely with the nation's Ministry of Interior Affairs but is not a part of it.