Afghanistan: plugs, voltage, currency, time & travel facts

Plugs and voltage

Afghanistan uses Types C and F sockets. Mains supply is 220 V at 50 Hz.

At 220 V, devices made only for 100–127 V (many American and Japanese hair dryers, curling irons and some shavers) will be damaged without a step-down converter. Chargers labelled “100–240V” work fine with just a plug adapter.

Money

؋ Afghan Afghani AFN

Average in 2020: 1 USD = 76.81 AFN (World Bank). No daily reference rate is published for this currency by the ECB; check a live rate before exchanging.

Price level 21 (US = 100, 2020)

Everyday household prices in Afghanistan are about 21% of US prices when converted at market exchange rates: cheaper than the median country (50). All countries

Language

Persianofficial50%
Pashtoofficial43%

Also official in some regions: Uzbek, Turkmen.

Bars show the share of the population that speaks each language (CLDR estimates).

Time

UTC+4:30

Afghanistan is on UTC+4:30, with no daylight saving time.

Driving

Traffic in Afghanistan drives on the right, so the steering wheel is on the left.

Public holidays in the next 12 months

14 national public holidays from 2 November 2026. Banks, offices and many shops close; regional holidays are not shown. Dates marked “estimated” follow a lunar calendar and can move by a day.