🇦🇫 Time in Afghanistan

Q: What is the capital of Afghanistan?

The capital of Afghanistan is Kabul . Click through for the current local time in Kabul, plus sunrise, sunset and weather details for the capital.

Q: What are the largest cities in Afghanistan?

The most populous cities in Afghanistan include Kabul , Herāt , Kandahār , Mazār-e Sharīf and Jalālābād . Each city page shows current local time, sunrise/sunset, and weather.

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15:28:36

Thursday, 1 October 2026

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Capital City: Kabul

Largest Cities:

Kabul (Pop. 4,273,000)
Herāt (Pop. 574,300)
Kandahār (Pop. 523,300)
Mazār-e Sharīf (Pop. 523,300)
Jalālābād (Pop. 271,900)

ISO Alpha-2: AF

ISO Alpha-3: AFG

IANA Time Zone: Asia/Kabul (UTC+4:30)

Provinces in Afghanistan

Badakhshan Badghis Baghlan Balkh Bamyan Daykundi Farah Province Faryab Ghazni Ghowr Helmand Herat Jowzjan Kabul Kandahar Kapisa Khost Province Kunar Kunduz Laghman Logar Maidan Wardak Province Nangarhar Nimroz Nuristan Oruzgan Paktia Paktika Panjshir Parwan Samangan Sar-e Pol Province Takhar Zabul

Time Now in Major Cities in Afghanistan

Baghlān Thu 15:28:36
Balkh Thu 15:28:36
Gardez Thu 15:28:36
Ghazni Thu 15:28:36
Herāt Thu 15:28:36
Jalālābād Thu 15:28:36
Kabul Thu 15:28:36
Kandahār Thu 15:28:36
Khanabad Thu 15:28:36
Khōst Thu 15:28:36
Kunduz Thu 15:28:36
Maymana Thu 15:28:36
Mazār-e Sharīf Thu 15:28:36

City	Current Time
Baghlān	Thu 15:28:36
Balkh	Thu 15:28:36
Gardez	Thu 15:28:36
Ghazni	Thu 15:28:36
Herāt	Thu 15:28:36
Jalālābād	Thu 15:28:36
Kabul	Thu 15:28:36
Kandahār	Thu 15:28:36
Khanabad	Thu 15:28:36
Khōst	Thu 15:28:36
Kunduz	Thu 15:28:36
Maymana	Thu 15:28:36
Mazār-e Sharīf	Thu 15:28:36

Time Now in All IANA Timezones for Afghanistan

Asia/Kabul Thu 15:28:36

Timezone	Current Time
Asia/Kabul	Thu 15:28:36

Sunrise and Sunset in Afghanistan (13 Locations)

Baghlān

↑ 5:50 AM

↓ 5:39 PM
Balkh

↑ 5:57 AM

↓ 5:46 PM
Gardez

↑ 5:47 AM

↓ 5:37 PM
Ghazni

↑ 5:50 AM

↓ 5:40 PM
Herāt

↑ 6:15 AM

↓ 6:05 PM
Jalālābād

↑ 5:42 AM

↓ 5:32 PM
Kabul

↑ 5:47 AM

↓ 5:37 PM
Kandahār

↑ 6:00 AM

↓ 5:52 PM
Khanabad

↑ 5:48 AM

↓ 5:37 PM
Khōst

↑ 5:44 AM

↓ 5:35 PM
Kunduz

↑ 5:49 AM

↓ 5:38 PM
Maymana

↑ 6:05 AM

↓ 5:54 PM
Mazār-e Sharīf

↑ 5:56 AM

↓ 5:45 PM

City	↑ Sunrise	↓ Sunset
Baghlān	↑ 5:50 AM	↓ 5:39 PM
Balkh	↑ 5:57 AM	↓ 5:46 PM
Gardez	↑ 5:47 AM	↓ 5:37 PM
Ghazni	↑ 5:50 AM	↓ 5:40 PM
Herāt	↑ 6:15 AM	↓ 6:05 PM
Jalālābād	↑ 5:42 AM	↓ 5:32 PM
Kabul	↑ 5:47 AM	↓ 5:37 PM
Kandahār	↑ 6:00 AM	↓ 5:52 PM
Khanabad	↑ 5:48 AM	↓ 5:37 PM
Khōst	↑ 5:44 AM	↓ 5:35 PM
Kunduz	↑ 5:49 AM	↓ 5:38 PM
Maymana	↑ 6:05 AM	↓ 5:54 PM
Mazār-e Sharīf	↑ 5:56 AM	↓ 5:45 PM

Current Weather in Afghanistan (13 Locations)

City	Condition	Temp.

Information about Afghanistan

Population	37,172,386
Area	647,500 km²
ISO Numeric Code	004
FIPS Code	AF
Top Level Domain	.af
Currency	Afghani (AFN)
Phone Prefix	+93
Country Code	+93
Languages	FA-AF (fa-AF), PS (ps), TK (tk), UZ-AF (uz-AF)
Neighbouring Countries	🇨🇳 China, 🇮🇷 Iran, 🇵🇰 Pakistan, 🇹🇯 Tajikistan, 🇹🇲 Turkmenistan, 🇺🇿 Uzbekistan

Upcoming Public Holidays in Afghanistan

This year, Afghanistan observes 14 public holidays, with 14 scheduled for 2027. The next holiday is First Day of Ramadan (estimated) on 08 Feb. The most recently passed holiday was American Withdrawal Day. Explore the full calendar of Public Holidays in Afghanistan to plan your schedule.

First Day of Ramadan (estimated) 08 Feb • Monday
Liberation Day 15 Feb • Monday
Eid al-Fitr (estimated) 09 Mar • Tuesday
Eid al-Fitr (estimated) 10 Mar • Wednesday
Eid al-Fitr (estimated) 11 Mar • Thursday
Mojahedin's Victory Day 28 Apr • Wednesday
Day of Arafah (estimated) 15 May • Saturday
Eid al-Adha (estimated) 16 May • Sunday
Eid al-Adha (estimated) 17 May • Monday
Eid al-Adha (estimated) 18 May • Tuesday

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FAQ — Afghanistan

Common questions about this page — answers customized for the data shown above.

The clocks at the top of this page show the current local time in Afghanistan, updated live. Afghanistan uses Asia/Kabul (+0430) — UTC+04:30.

Afghanistan uses a single time zone for the whole country. Countries split into multiple time zones for geographic, political, or historical reasons — wider east-west spans usually mean more zones.

The capital of Afghanistan is Kabul. Click through for the current local time in Kabul, plus sunrise, sunset and weather details for the capital.

The most populous cities in Afghanistan include Kabul, Herāt, Kandahār, Mazār-e Sharīf and Jalālābād. Each city page shows current local time, sunrise/sunset, and weather.

Afghanistan observes 14 public holidays this year. The full list — fixed and movable, religious and secular, national and regional — is on the Afghanistan public holidays page.

Afghanistan's ISO 3166-1 country codes are: alpha-2 code AF and alpha-3 code AFG. These codes are used in address fields, web domains (ccTLD), phone country lookups, and any international data interchange referring to this country. The Afghanistan calendar also uses these as identifiers.

🇦🇫 Time in Afghanistan

Provinces in Afghanistan

Time Now in Major Cities in Afghanistan

Time Now in All IANA Timezones for Afghanistan

Sunrise and Sunset in Afghanistan (13 Locations)

Current Weather in Afghanistan (13 Locations)

Information about Afghanistan

Upcoming Public Holidays in Afghanistan

FAQ — Afghanistan

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