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The 30-second card
LanguagePashayi, Balochi, Nuristani, Pashto, Turkmen, Dari, Arabic, Pamir, UzbekSource: Wikidata · Checked 24 Oct 2026 ↗
Water at restaurantsRestaurants serve tap water at no charge.Source: U.S. Department of State · Checked 24 Oct 2026 ↗
SIM and eSIM
Local SIM cards are on sale, and calls to Europe or the US are cheap.Source: Wikivoyage · Checked 24 Oct 2026 ↗Apps locals use
Afghan Taxi Online: book a taxi by app in Kabul.
Source: Wikivoyage · Checked 24 Oct 2026 ↗Money in Afghanistan
Afghan Afghani · ؋ · AFN
Pay for everyday purchases in afghanis; dollars or Pakistani rupees are not allowed in shops.
Bargain hard for carpets; good prices come only through haggling.
Leaving by land, take no more than US$500 in cash; change any extra before the border.
On sheepskin coats, heavy embroidery often hides faults in the leather; the best have little or none.
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Mon, 8 Feb 2027–8 Mar · Ramadan (expected date)
Tue, 9 Mar 2027 · Eid al-Fitr (expected date)
Sun, 16 May 2027 · Eid al-Adha (expected date)
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Safety today
Germany, the US and the UK publish their travel advice openly. Here is what those that cover Afghanistan say, side by side, checked daily.
German Foreign Office says
Travel warning
Calm
Caution
Serious
Don’t go ●
Source: Auswärtiges Amt
Updated 13 Oct 2026 · Checked 24 Oct 2026Official page
Updated 13 Oct 2026 · Checked 24 Oct 2026Official page
U.S. Department of State says
Do not travel
Calm
Caution
Serious
Don’t go ●
Level 4 of 4
Source: travel.state.gov
Updated 19 Feb 2026 · Checked 24 Oct 2026Official page
Updated 19 Feb 2026 · Checked 24 Oct 2026Official page
UK Foreign Office says
Advises against all travel
Source: GOV.UK
Updated 30 Jul 2026 · Checked 24 Oct 2026Official page
Updated 30 Jul 2026 · Checked 24 Oct 2026Official page
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Health
Get routine shots plus hepatitis A and B, typhoid and polio; ask about rabies. Malaria in some areas.
Vaccinations
Hepatitis A, hepatitis B and typhoid shots are advised, polio protection should be current, and routine vaccines including measles should be up to date; a rabies shot is worth discussing with a doctor.
Malaria
In some regionsTalk to a travel clinic 4–8 weeks before you go.
Source: CDC
Checked 24 Oct 2026Official page
Checked 24 Oct 2026Official page
Summarised from the CDC’s Travelers’ Health pages. Using them does not mean the CDC endorses Countrywise.
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| GDP | ≈ $17.8 billionSource: World Bank · 2024 figures · Checked 23 Oct 2026 ↗ |
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| Per person | ≈ $417Source: World Bank · 2024 figures · Checked 23 Oct 2026 ↗ |
| Top exports | coal, grapes, tropical fruits, gum resins, other nuts (2023)Source: The World Factbook (archive) · as of 2025/26 · Checked 23 Oct 2026 ↗ |
| Population | 43.8 millionSource: World Bank · 2025 figures · Checked 23 Oct 2026 ↗ |
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| Median age | 18.4 yearsSource: The World Factbook (archive) · 2025 figures · Checked 23 Oct 2026 ↗ |
| Life expectancy | 54.4 yearsSource: The World Factbook (archive) · 2024 figures · Checked 23 Oct 2026 ↗ |
| Religions | Muslim 99.7% (Sunni 84.7 - 89.7%, Shia 10 - 15%), other <0.3% (2009 est.)Source: The World Factbook (archive) · 2009 figures · Checked 23 Oct 2026 ↗ |
| Area | 652,230 km²Source: The World Factbook (archive) · as of 2025/26 · Checked 23 Oct 2026 ↗ |
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| Climate | arid to semiarid; cold winters and hot summersSource: The World Factbook (archive) · as of 2025/26 · Checked 23 Oct 2026 ↗ |
| Terrain | mostly rugged mountains; plains in north and southwestSource: The World Factbook (archive) · as of 2025/26 · Checked 23 Oct 2026 ↗ |
| Type of government | theocratic; the United States does not recognize the Taliban GovernmentSource: The World Factbook (archive) · as of 2025/26 · Checked 23 Oct 2026 ↗ |
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| Calling code | +93Source: libphonenumber · Checked 23 Oct 2026 ↗ |
About the data
Written from the sources we link, and checked against them before each release. Countrywise summarises public sources. We are not an official source. For safety and entry rules, always follow the official page we link to.
From your foreign ministry when it publishes its advice openly (Germany, the US, the UK). Otherwise we show those three side by side. Checked daily, with the date next to every entry.
CDC · 24 Oct 2026 ↗GOV.UK · 24 Oct 2026 ↗IANA Time Zone Database · 23 Oct 2026 ↗libphonenumber · 23 Oct 2026 ↗The World Factbook (archive) · 23 Oct 2026 ↗U.S. Department of State · 24 Oct 2026 ↗Umm al-Qura calendar (computed with ICU) · 24 Oct 2026 ↗Unicode CLDR · 23 Oct 2026 ↗Wikidata · 24 Oct 2026 ↗Wikivoyage · 24 Oct 2026 ↗World Bank · 23 Oct 2026 ↗
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