About Afghanistan Time (AFT)

The time in Afghanistan follows a single standard time offset of UTC+04:30 (four and a half hours ahead of Coordinated Universal Time), even though the country spans almost two geographical time zones.

The official national standard time is called Afghanistan Time (AFT) internationally.

Daylight Saving Time

Afghanistan has never observed daylight saving time (DST). The country uses only one time zone across all its territories.

IANA Time Zone Database

The official time zone identifier for Afghanistan in the IANA time zone database is Asia/Kabul. This ensures that all digital devices correctly set their clocks for Afghanistan.

More About Afghanistan

Country: Afghanistan
Latitude/Longitude: 34°32’N / 69°10’E
Elevation: 1800 m
Currency: Afghani (AFN)
Languages: Pashto, Dari
Country Code: +93