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Afghanistan country code +93 — call Afghanistan & get a number.

One of only a handful of nations whose clocks land on the half-hour, Afghanistan dials on +93 and runs 4 hours 30 minutes ahead of UTC. Here are the precise patterns from the US, UK, the Gulf and across South and Central Asia, every major area code, live operator prefixes, current time and weather — plus what a +93 virtual number with MCM can and can't do.

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🇦🇫 Afghanistan · LiveAsia/Kabul
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Kabul
Kandahar
Herat
+93
Landcode
00
Afsluitcode
43 m
Mensen
43 m
Bevolking
~23 million
Actieve simkaarten
5
Mobiele operators
+93
Landcode
01In één oogopslag

Afghanistan at a glance

De cijfers en feiten die u nodig heeft voordat u belt.

Landnaam
Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan
Landcode
+93
ISO-codes
AF / AFG
Exit code (from Afghanistan)
00
Trunk prefix (within Afghanistan)
0
Hoofdstad
Kabul
Grootste stad
Kabul
Bevolking
~43 million
Munteenheid
Afghan afghani (AFN, ؋)
Tijdzone
Afghanistan Time (AFT), UTC+4:30, no DST
Regelaar
Afghanistan Telecom Regulatory Authority (ATRA)
Actieve simkaarten
~23 million
02De basis

What is the country code for Afghanistan?

Afghanistan's code is +93. Place it after your exit code to reach any landline or mobile in the country, then strip the national trunk 0 — so 070… becomes +93 70…. What's left is 9 digits sitting after +93.

E.164 reserves +93 for Afghanistan no matter who governs from Kabul; the assignment is the country's, not any administration's. The "+" simply stands in for whatever exit code your own line uses.

+930093011 9300 93

Ze betekenen alle vier hetzelfde: ze verbinden uw oproep Afghanistan.

03Kiesformaat

How to call Afghanistan from anywhere

Three pieces, every time: your exit code, then 93, then the national number with its leading 0 removed.

LAND
+93
·
GEBIED
20
·
ABONNEE
XXX XXXX

Volledig voorbeeld: +93 20 XXX XXXX — laat de lokale voorloop 0 vallen als u vanuit het buitenland belt.

Verenigde Staten en Canada
Uitgang 011
011 + 93 + area code + number
011 93 20 XXXXXXX
Verenigd Koninkrijk
Uitgang 00
00 + 93 + area code + number
00 93 20 XXXXXXX
Europa
Uitgang 00
00 + 93 + area code + number
00 93 20 XXXXXXX
Australië
Uitgang 0011
0011 + 93 + area code + number
0011 93 20 XXXXXXX
04Getalformaat

Afghanistan phone number format explained

Nine digits follow +93. Fixed lines pair a 2-digit city code with a 7-digit local number, but with patchy landline coverage across much of the country, the 7x mobile block is where Afghan communication really lives.

Vaste lijn

Format +93 (area code) (local number). Example Kabul: +93 20 XXX XXXX. Nationally written 020 XXX XXXX.

Mobiel

Format +93 7X XXX XXXX. Nationally written 07X XXX XXXX. Drop the 0 when dialing from abroad.

05Netnummers

Afghanistan area codes — major cities

Laat de lokale leidende 0 vallen als u vanuit het buitenland belt.

// Volledige map10 inzendingen
StadRegioNetnummer
KabulKabul20
KandaharKandahar30
HeratHerat40
Mazar-i-SharifBalkh50
JalalabadNangarhar60
KunduzKunduz51
GhazniGhazni32
Lashkar GahHelmand33
BamyanBamyan49
Pul-e-KhumriBaghlan78
06Mobiele netwerken

Afghanistan mobile network prefixes

The prefix after +93 tells you which network issued the SIM — though number portability means it no longer guarantees the operator.

AW

Afghan Wireless (AWCC)

+93 070, 071 — Afghanistan's first GSM operator.

R

Roshan (TDCA)

+93 079, 072 — long-standing major carrier.

MA

MTN Afghanistan

+93 077, 076 — international group operator.

EA

Etisalat Afghanistan

+93 078, 073, 075 — UAE-backed network.

S

Salaam (Afghan Telecom)

+93 074 — state-affiliated operator.

07Tijdzone

Afghanistan time zone

Afghanistan keeps Afghanistan Time (AFT), UTC+4:30 — a rare half-hour offset shared with only a short list of places like India, Iran and Myanmar. There's no daylight saving, so that unusual :30 never moves. That half hour is exactly where careless schedulers slip, landing every call thirty minutes off.

Kabul
12:00
London
07:30 (08:30 in BST summer)
New York
02:30 (03:30 in EDT summer)
Dubai
11:30
New Delhi
13:00
Beste belvensters

Midday to late afternoon in Kabul (around 12:00–16:00 AFT) reaches Europe as its morning gets going; an earlier slot of 08:00–11:00 AFT sits comfortably inside Gulf and South Asian business hours — just remember to add the :30 when you convert.

08Emergency

Emergency numbers in Afghanistan

Free to call from any Afghanistan phone, landline or mobile.

119
Police
102
Ambulance / Medical
101
Fire
09Vermijd deze

Common mistakes when calling Afghanistan

Bijna elke mislukte internationale oproep is een formatteringsprobleem, geen netwerkprobleem.

Rounding the clock to the hour: AFT is UTC+4:30, not +4 or +5

drop that half hour and your call arrives thirty minutes early or late.

Carrying the trunk 0 abroad: strip it after +93, so it's +93 70…, not +93 070…

Carrying the trunk 0 abroad: strip it after +93, so it's +93 70…, not +93 070….

Swapping the exit codes: 00 is what Afghans dial to call out

to call in, you use your own country's exit code.

Reading 07x as a place: it's a nationwide mobile block, not a Kabul or Herat city code

Reading 07x as a place: it's a nationwide mobile block, not a Kabul or Herat city code.

Bolting a city code onto a mobile: Afghan mobiles carry no geographic prefix

Bolting a city code onto a mobile: Afghan mobiles carry no geographic prefix.

10Bespaar geld

Tips to reduce the cost of calling Afghanistan

Hold an Afghan virtual number so contacts reach you on a local +93 line rather than an IDD call.

Move voice over VoIP/SIP instead of the premium tariffs carriers charge to Afghanistan.

Fall back on data-based messaging apps wherever the local connection holds up.

Pick up a local data plan or eSIM if you're on the ground, so roaming never starts billing.

11Voor zaken

Why businesses get a Afghanistan virtual number

For aid organisations, exporters and diaspora-facing services, a +93 line is a way to stay reachable in Afghanistan without putting staff or premises on the ground — though availability can shift with the regulatory and security picture, so plan for it.

Answered more readily

a local +93 ID clears the hesitation a foreign number meets on an Afghan handset.

Familiar at a glance

a Kabul-style line reads as legitimate to local callers.

Inbound kept local

pool incoming traffic and terminate it at domestic rates.

One queue, any location

route Afghan calls to a team working safely from anywhere.

Presence without footprint

reach the country without standing up local telco infrastructure.

A line that genuinely rings

a real, dialable Afghan number rather than a forwarding hop.

MCMPlatform

Afghanistan virtuele nummers met My Country Mobile

Standard body: Provision Afghan DIDs where available, route them to any team, and lean on MCM's carrier-grade network and support to navigate a market that can change quickly.

Lokale DID's in belangrijke netnummers: binnen enkele minuten ingericht

Oproepdoorschakeling naar elk mobiel, vast nummer, SIP-eindpunt of softphone wereldwijd

HD-spraak met G.711, G.729, Opus en AMR-WB – automatisch onderhandeld per gesprek

Latentie van minder dan 150 ms op belangrijke spraakcorridors via gedistribueerde PoP's

SLA voor uptime van 99,99% ondersteund door geo-redundante infrastructuur en failover van minder dan 2 seconden

WebRTC-ondersteuning voor browsergebaseerd bellen zonder softphone-installaties

REST API's voor provisioning, routing en call detail records (CDR's)

Ingebouwde fraudebescherming met AI-afwijkingsdetectie en STIR/SHAKEN

24/7 netwerkmonitoring en toegewijde ondersteuning

12Ga aan de slag

How to get your Afghanistan virtual number

De meeste bedrijven zijn binnen enkele uren live, niet binnen enkele dagen.

1

Check availability and choose your Afghan number type and city.

2

Clear account verification and KYC.

3

Set routing to your team, app or PBX.

4

Go live and begin handling +93 calls.

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Get a Afghanistan virtual number with MCM

CTA copy: Secure a +93 number where it's available, route it to your team anywhere, and stay reachable in Afghanistan without a presence on the ground.

Veelgestelde vragen

Afghanistan +93 — FAQ

Why is Afghanistan's time zone on the half-hour?expand_more

— AFT is UTC+4:30, one of only a few half-hour zones worldwide; with no daylight saving, that :30 is permanent, so always carry it into any conversion.

If I schedule a Kabul call for the hour, why does it land 30 minutes off?expand_more

— Almost certainly because a tool rounded UTC+4:30 to +4 or +5. Set the offset to exactly four and a half hours.

Can I actually get an Afghan virtual number today?expand_more

— Often yes, but availability can move with regulatory and security conditions, so confirm current stock with MCM before you commit.

How do I dial an Afghan mobile from the US?expand_more

— Use 011, then 93, then the 9-digit number minus its leading 0 — for example 011 93 70 XXX XXXX.

Which operators run Afghanistan's mobile networks?expand_more

— Afghan Wireless (AWCC), Roshan, MTN, Etisalat and the state-affiliated Salaam, each holding its own 07x allocation.

Does a 07x prefix still tell me the carrier?expand_more

— It points to the original allocation rather than a guaranteed current network, so treat the operator behind a prefix as a strong hint, not a certainty.

Can NGOs or remote teams hold a +93 line without an office in Afghanistan?expand_more

— Yes — MCM provisions +93 numbers remotely and routes them to staff working from anywhere.

What are the main emergency numbers in Afghanistan?expand_more

— 119 for police, 102 for ambulance and 101 for fire.