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In rural areas, birth and death records were not considered needed, since usually a witness could give the information if required. In the past, this information was generally not required.<ref name="Bhan1">Bhan, B. L., [https://www.familysearch.org/library/books/records/item/637950-study-of-a-civil-registration-system-of-births-and-deaths-an-experiment-in-afghanistan?viewer=1&offset=0#page=9&viewer=picture&o=info&n=0&q= Study of a civil registration system of births and deaths, an experiment in Afghanistan], Bethesda, Maryland : International Institute for Vital Registration and Statistics, 1983, p. 1. (accessed 29 June 2020).</ref> | In rural areas, birth and death records were not considered needed, since usually a witness could give the information if required. In the past, this information was generally not required.<ref name="Bhan1">Bhan, B. L., [https://www.familysearch.org/library/books/records/item/637950-study-of-a-civil-registration-system-of-births-and-deaths-an-experiment-in-afghanistan?viewer=1&offset=0#page=9&viewer=picture&o=info&n=0&q= Study of a civil registration system of births and deaths, an experiment in Afghanistan], Bethesda, Maryland : International Institute for Vital Registration and Statistics, 1983, p. 1. (accessed 29 June 2020).</ref> | ||
Villagers do not like to give the name of a woman | Villagers do not like to give the name of a woman to a man, so generally the name of the mother was not recorded in birth records, which are usually created by men.<ref name="Bhan2">Bhan, B. L., [https://www.familysearch.org/library/books/records/item/637950-study-of-a-civil-registration-system-of-births-and-deaths-an-experiment-in-afghanistan?viewer=1&offset=0#page=9&viewer=picture&o=info&n=0&q= Study of a civil registration system of births and deaths, an experiment in Afghanistan], Bethesda, Maryland : International Institute for Vital Registration and Statistics, 1983, p. 5. (accessed 29 June 2020).</ref> | ||
==Census Records== | ==Census Records== | ||