Asia · South-Central Asia

Afghanistan

Capital · Kabul

Ancient Silk Road crossroads — Band-e-Amir's cobalt lakes and the minaret of Jam.

🇦🇫Kabul
The essentials

Afghanistan at a glance

Capital
Kabul
Region
South-Central Asia
Currency
Afghani (AFN)
Languages
Dari · Pashto
Dialling code
+93
Plan around it

Public holidays & key dates in Afghanistan

Dates shift year to year where a holiday follows a lunar or religious calendar. Check locally before you book flights or count on offices being open.

Aug 19Independence DayFrom British influence, 1919
Mar 21NowruzPersian new year
Getting in

Visas for African passports

Entry rules for Afghanistan differ sharply depending on which African passport you hold — visa-free for some nationalities, e-visa for others, embassy application for the rest.

The AfricAsia Passport Index checks every African passport against this destination, with the current route and a plain-language note on what officers ask for.

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On the ground

Ask before you land

Rent, agents, hospitals, halal and African groceries, church and mosque, where people actually meet on a Sunday — the answers live with the people already there.

The Afghanistan channel in the Hub is free, open, and moderated by members who live in the country.

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