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Afghanistan

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ABOUT

Learn more about the

Country

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AFGHANISTAN
(pronounced - af-gani-stan | æfˈgænɪˌstæn)
OFFICIAL NAME: Islamic Republic of Afghanistan
DEMONYMS: Afghan, Asian
Afghanistan is part of the South-central Asia region in the continent of Asia. Afghanistan is also known as the Land of the Afghans or the Graveyard of Empires. It is in the Northern hemisphere and is 647.5 thousand square kilometres in size. The primary languages spoken are Dari and Pashto, the capital city is Kabul, and the main currency used is the Afghani.
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| KEY STATISTICS

RED
2024 SAFE COUNTRY ASSESSMENT


LGBTQIA+ Equality - Very Low
Very Low
LGBTQIA+ EQUALITY STATUS

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BLACK
2024 LGBTQIA+ SAFE COUNTRY ASSESSMENT


REFUGEE CONVENTIONS & POLITICAL ENVIRONMENT

Key information relating to

Refugees and Migrants

* Most countries do not have a defined process regarding LGBTQIA+ asylum applications. The assessment carried out has been based on public records and statistics specifically relating to LGBTQIA+ individuals

LGBTQIA+ Refugee Statistics

The estimated refugee statistical information is adapted based on the refugee data finder service for the current year and by applying the formula used by the Gayther Population Index

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REFUGEES

919
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ASYLUM

7
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TOTAL DISPLACED

926
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INTERNALLY DISPLACED

85,050
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STATELESS

0
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RANK

60
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  USEFUL PHRASES | CRIME

Common phrases and terms in the local language(s)
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CRIME
- (dari) | جرم (pashto)
ABUSE
- (dari) | ناوړه ګټه اخیستنه (pashto)
AFRAID
- (dari) | ویره (pashto)
ASSISTANCE
- (dari) | مرسته (pashto)
ASYLUM
- (dari) | پناه (pashto)
DEATH
- (dari) | مرګ (pashto)
DETENTION
- (dari) | توقیف (pashto)
DISPLACE
- (dari) | بې ځایه کول (pashto)
KIDNAPPING
- (dari) | اغوا کول (pashto)
PERSECUTION
- (dari) | ځورونه (pashto)
RAPE
- (dari) | جنسي تیری (pashto)
SCARED
- (dari) | ویریدلی (pashto)
WAR
- (dari) | جګړه (pashto)
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NOTIFICATIONS

LAST UPDATED:  June 18, 2024

Important communication information about the

Country

×  DANGEROUS  | LGBTQIA+ risk to life. The country has laws in place that should you publicly identify as LGBTQIA+ to the government, officials or local communities; you could be subject to imprisonment, torture or a death sentence....read more

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  • LGBTQIA+ RELATED | The country typically scores low or very low within the Gayther Equality Index. The score means the government has criminalised same-sex relationships and will have a maximum penalty of death for those prosecuted. Some countries within this category may even actively target the local LGBTQIA+ community by implementing antiquated laws or ignoring the abuse, torture, and vigilante killings occurring in specific regions or across the country...more
  • CURRENT STATE | There is currently a civil war (internal conflict) affecting certain regions or across the entire country
  • This country is categorised as being an authoritarian regime, where power is centralised and held by a specific group of individuals within the population and where there are suppressed or no political challengers...more
  • GENEVA REFUGEE STATUS | This country signed up to both the refugee convention and protocol, which outlines the agreed criteria, status and rights of refugees...more
  • LGBTQIA+ ASYLUM APPLICATIONS | This country does not accept asylum applications (membership of a particular social group) based on being persecuted for identifying with a specific sexuality or gender identity.
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Government

| INFORMATION

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AFGHANISTAN
GOVERNMENT
rahbarī shūrā | رهبری شُورَىٰ
A government is comprised of a group of people within a given country with authority to govern a country or state. Governments are typically made up of heads of state (presidents, prime ministers or chief), departments and ministries which represent specific functions and provide services for all those citizens living within the country
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AFGHANISTAN
MINISTRY OF IMMIGRATION OR THE INTERIOR
الشؤون القنصلية الأفغانية
The immigration office or ministry is typically a department or organisation within a government that focuses on all things relating to immigration and residency. The department will often manage visa and residency applications, issuing of passports and national ids and all of the relevant rights for living within a given country
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HEALTHCARE RELATED

Key information relating to

Healthcare Services

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UNIVERSAL HEALTHCARE COVERAGE

No

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HEALTHCARE CATEGORY

Mixed Model (inc donor)

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HEALTHCARE AUTHORITY

-

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HEALTHCARE NAME

روغتیایی پاملرنه

Geography

Learn more about the country and its

Physical Location

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CAPITAL

Kabul

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REGION

South-central Asia

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CONTINENT

Asia

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HEMISPHERE

Northern

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AREA

647500

(square kilometers)

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SURROUNDING OCEAN(S)

Landlocked

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EMERGENCY CONTACTS

The important telephone numbers relating to the

Emergency Services

Dari | Pashto
Official Language(s) spoken in Afghanistan
The emergency service numbers within Afghanistan to call during an emergency
  • AMBULANCE - when someone is seriously ill or injured, and their life is at risk (emergency medical services and technical rescue)
  • POLICE - when you feel in danger, are in dangerous situations or have witnessed a crime (law enforcement, criminal investigation, and maintenance of public order)
  • FIRE RESCUE - when a fire occurs or where a person needs rescue (fire suppression, technical rescue, and hazardous materials mitigation)


Ambulance
AMBULANCE
امبولانس (dari) | امبولانس (pashto)

dial
119

Call Ambulance Service Now

Police
POLICE
پلیس (dari) | پولیس (pashto)

dial
119

Call Police Now

Fire
FIRE
آتش (dari) | اور (pashto)

dial
112

Call Fire Service Now


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DISTANCE TO SAFE COUNTRIES

The distance to the top five

Safe Countries

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  USEFUL PHRASES | PROCESSING

Common phrases and terms in the local language(s)
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PROCESSING
- (dari) | پروسه (pashto)
APPLICANT
- (dari) | غوښتونکی (pashto)
APPLICATION FORM
- (dari) | د غوښتنلیک فورمه (pashto)
ASYLUM SEEKER
- (dari) | پناه غوښتونکی (pashto)
CITIZENSHIP
- (dari) | تابعیت (pashto)
COUNTRY OF ORIGIN
- (dari) | د استوګنی اصلی ځای (pashto)
DATE OF BIRTH
- (dari) | د زیږیدو نیټه (pashto)
DISPLACEMENT
- (dari) | بې ځایه کیدل (pashto)
GENDER
- (dari) | جندر (pashto)
MIGRANT
- (dari) | مهاجر (pashto)
NAME
- (dari) | نوم (pashto)
NATIONALITY
- (dari) | ملیت (pashto)
PROOF
- (dari) | ثبوت (pashto)
REFUGEE
- (dari) | مهاجر (pashto)
RELIGION
- (dari) | مذهب (pashto)
RETURN
- (dari) | بیرته ستنیدل (pashto)
SEXUALITY
- (dari) | جنسیت (pashto)
STATUS
- (dari) | حالت (pashto)
TRANSIT
- (dari) | لیږدول (pashto)
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LGBTQIA+ RELATED

Key metrics relating to how the Country treats the

LGBTQIA+ Community

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LGBTQIA+ Terms

learn the literal translations of key LGBTQIA+ terms in the local languages/dialects
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Lesbian
- (dari) | لیسبین (pashto)
Gay Flag
Gay
- (dari) | همجنګ (pashto)
Bisexual Flag
Bisexual
- (dari) | دوه اړخيزه (pashto)
Transgender Flag
Transgender
- (dari) | ليږدونکی (pashto)
Intersex Flag
Intersex
- (dari) | androgynous (pashto)
Asexual Flag
Asexual
- (dari) | غیر زوجې (pashto)
Questioning Flag
Questioning
- (dari) | پوښتنې (pashto)
Community Flag
Community
- (dari) | ټولنه (pashto)
Gender Flag
Gender
- (dari) | intersex (pashto)
Sexuality Flag
Sexuality
- (dari) | جنسیت پورې اړوند (pashto)
Non-Bingary Flag
Non-Binary
- (dari) | جنډر - سیال (pashto)
Queer Flag
Queer
- (dari) | عجیبه (pashto)
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REFUGEE CAMPS & SETTLEMENTS

The temporary and semi-permanent

Camps and Settlements

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COUNTRY NAME

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Many Languages

Discover the name of this country in other languages. The name is sorted by country name and languages spoken (in alphabetical order) and can be accessed by clicking on the quick links below. If you want to learn more about any given country, please click on the flag or the country name, which will open the required content in a new window


A  
Afghanistan Flag
- (dari) | افغانستان (pashto)
Albania Flag
afganistan (albanian)
Algeria Flag
أفغانستان ['afghanistan] (arabic) | afghanistan (french)
American Samoa Flag
afghanistan (samoan)
Andorra Flag
afganistan (catalan)
Angola Flag
afeganistão (portuguese)
Anguilla Flag
afghanistan (english)
Antigua and Barbuda Flag
afghanistan (english)
Argentina Flag
afganistán (spanish)
Armenia Flag
աֆղանստան (armenian)
Australia Flag
afghanistan (english)
Austria Flag
afghanistan (german)
Azerbaijan Flag
əfqanıstan (azerbaijani)


B  
Bahamas, The Flag
afghanistan (english)
Bahrain Flag
أفغانستان ['afghanistan] (arabic)
Bangladesh Flag
আফগানিস্তান (bengali)
Barbados Flag
afghanistan (english)
Belarus Flag
афганістан (belarusian) | афганистан [afganistan] (russian)
Belgium Flag
afghanistan (dutch) | afghanistan (french) | afghanistan (german)
Belize Flag
afghanistan (english) | afganistán (spanish)
Benin Flag
afghanistan (french)
Bermuda Flag
afghanistan (english)
Bhutan Flag
- (dzongkha)
Bolivia Flag
afganistán (spanish) | - (aymara) | - (quechua)
Bosnia and Herzegovina Flag
avganistan (bosnian) | avganistan (croatian) | авганистан [avganistan] (serbian)
Botswana Flag
afghanistan (english) | - (tswana)
Brazil Flag
afeganistão (portuguese)
British Virgin Islands Flag
afghanistan (english)
Brunei Darussalam Flag
afghanistan (malay) | afghanistan (english)
Bulgaria Flag
афганистан (bulgarian)
Burkina Faso Flag
afghanistan (french)
Burundi Flag
afghanistan (french) | - (kirundi)


C  
Cambodia Flag
អាហ្គានីស្ថាន (khmer)
Cameroon Flag
afghanistan (english) | afghanistan (french)
Canada Flag
afghanistan (english) | afghanistan (french)
Cape Verde (Cabo Verde) Flag
afeganistão (portuguese)
Caribbean Netherlands Flag
afghanistan (dutch) | afghanistan (english) | - (papiamentu)
Cayman Islands Flag
afghanistan (english)
Central African Republic Flag
- (sango) | afghanistan (french)
Chad Flag
أفغانستان ['afghanistan] (arabic) | afghanistan (french)
Channel Islands Flag
afghanistan (english) | afghanistan (french)
Chile Flag
afganistán (spanish)
China Flag
阿富汗 [āfùhàn] (mandarin)
Colombia Flag
afganistán (spanish)
Comoros Flag
أفغانستان ['afghanistan] (arabic) | - (comorian) | afghanistan (french)
Congo, D.Rep Flag
afghanistan (french)
Congo, Rep Flag
afghanistan (french)
Cook Islands Flag
afghanistan (english) | afghanistan (māori)
Costa Rica Flag
afganistán (spanish)
Croatia Flag
avganistan (croatian)
Cuba Flag
afganistán (spanish)
Cyprus Flag
αφγανιστάν [afganistán] (greek) | afganistan (turkish)
Czech Republic (Czechia) Flag
afghánistán (czech)


D E F  
Denmark Flag
afghanistan (danish)
Djibouti Flag
أفغانستان ['afghanistan] (arabic) | afghanistan (french)
Dominica Flag
afghanistan (english)
Dominican Republic Flag
afganistán (spanish)
East Timor (Timor-Leste) Flag
afeganistão (portuguese) | - (tetum)
Ecuador Flag
afganistán (spanish)
Egypt Flag
أفغانستان ['afghanistan] (arabic)
El Salvador Flag
afganistán (spanish)
Equatorial Guinea Flag
afganistán (spanish) | afghanistan (french)
Eritrea Flag
أفغانستان ['afghanistan] (arabic) | ኣፍጋኒስታን (tigrinya) | - (tigre) | afghanistan (english)
Estonia Flag
afganistan (estonian)
Ethiopia Flag
አፍጋኒስታን (amharic)
Falkland Islands (Las Malvinas) Flag
afghanistan (english)
Fiji Flag
- (fijian) | - (hindustani) | afghanistan (english)
Finland Flag
afganistan (finnish) | afghanistan (swedish)
France Flag
afghanistan (french)
French Guiana Flag
afghanistan (french) | afghanistan (french guianese creole)
French Polynesia Flag
afghanistan (french)


G  
Gabon Flag
afghanistan (french)
Gambia, The Flag
afghanistan (english)
Georgia Flag
- (abkhaz) | ავღანეთში (georgian) | - (ossetic)
Germany Flag
afghanistan (german)
Ghana Flag
afghanistan (english)
Gibraltar Flag
afghanistan (english)
Greece Flag
αφγανιστάν [afganistán] (greek)
Greenland Flag
- (kalaallisut) | afghanistan (danish)
Grenada Flag
afghanistan (english)
Guadeloupe Flag
afganistán (spanish)
Guam Flag
afghanistan (english) | - (chamorro)
Guatemala Flag
afganistán (spanish)
Guinea Flag
afghanistan (french)
Guinea-Bissau Flag
afeganistão (portuguese)
Guyana Flag
afghanistan (english)


H I J  
Haiti Flag
afghanistan (french) | afganistan (haitian creole)
Honduras Flag
afganistán (spanish)
Hong Kong Flag
阿富汗 [āfùhàn] (cantonese) | afghanistan (english)
Hungary Flag
afganisztán (hungarian)
Iceland Flag
afganistan (icelandic)
India Flag
अफ़ग़ानिस्तान (hindi) | afghanistan (english)
Indonesia Flag
afganistan (indonesian)
Iran, Islamic Republic of Flag
افغانستان (persian)
Iraq Flag
أفغانستان ['afghanistan] (arabic)
Ireland Flag
an afganastáin (irish (gaelic)) | afghanistan (english)
Isle of Man Flag
afghanistan (english)
Israel Flag
אפגניסטן (hebrew)
Italy Flag
afghanistan (italian)
Ivory Coast (Cote d'Ivoire) Flag
afghanistan (french)
Jamaica Flag
afghanistan (english)
Japan Flag
アフガニスタン (japanese)
Jordan Flag
أفغانستان ['afghanistan] (arabic)


K L  
Kazakhstan Flag
ауғанстан (kazakh)
Kenya Flag
afghanistan (swahili) | afghanistan (english)
Kiribati Flag
- (gilbertese) | afghanistan (english)
Korea, North (D.Rep) Flag
아프가니스탄 [apeuganiseutan] (korean)
Korea, South (Rep) Flag
아프가니스탄 [apeuganiseutan] (korean)
Kosovo, Republic of Flag
afganistan (albanian) | авганистан [avganistan] (serbian)
Kuwait Flag
أفغانستان ['afghanistan] (arabic)
Kyrgyzstan Flag
ооганстан (kirghiz)
Laos Flag
afghanistan (lao)
Latvia Flag
afganistāna (latvian)
Lebanon Flag
أفغانستان ['afghanistan] (arabic)
Lesotho Flag
afghanistan (sesotho) | afghanistan (english)
Liberia Flag
afghanistan (english)
Libya Flag
أفغانستان ['afghanistan] (arabic)
Liechtenstein Flag
afghanistan (german)
Lithuania Flag
afganistanas (lithuanian)
Luxembourg Flag
afghanistan (luxembourgish) | afghanistan (french) | afghanistan (german)


M  
Macau Flag
阿富汗 [āfùhàn] (cantonese) | afeganistão (portuguese)
Madagascar Flag
afghanistan (malagasy) | afghanistan (french)
Malawi Flag
afghanistan (chichewa) | afghanistan (english)
Malaysia Flag
afghanistan (malay)
Maldives Flag
- (dhivehi)
Mali Flag
afghanistan (french)
Malta Flag
afganistan (maltese) | afghanistan (english)
Marshall Islands Flag
- (marshallese) | afghanistan (english)
Martinique Flag
afghanistan (french)
Mauritania Flag
أفغانستان ['afghanistan] (arabic)
Mauritius Flag
afghanistan (french) | afghanistan (english)
Mayotte Flag
afghanistan (french)
Mexico Flag
afganistán (spanish)
Micronesia, F.S Flag
afghanistan (english) | - (chuukese) | - (kosraean) | - (pohnpeian) | - (yapese)
Moldova Flag
afganistan (moldovan)
Monaco Flag
afghanistan (french)
Mongolia Flag
афганистан (mongolian)
Montenegro Flag
авганистан [avganistan] (montenegrin)
Morocco Flag
أفغانستان ['afghanistan] (arabic)
Mozambique Flag
afeganistão (portuguese)
Myanmar Flag
အာဖဂန်နစ္စတန် (burmese)


N  
Namibia Flag
afghanistan (english)
Nauru Flag
- (nauruan) | afghanistan (english)
Nepal Flag
अफगानिस्तान (nepali)
Netherlands Flag
afghanistan (dutch)
Netherlands Antilles Flag
afghanistan (english)
New Caledonia Flag
afghanistan (french)
New Zealand Flag
afghanistan (english) | afghanistan (māori)
Nicaragua Flag
afganistán (spanish)
Niger Flag
afghanistan (french)
Nigeria Flag
afghanistan (english)
Niue Flag
- (niuean) | afghanistan (english)
North Macedonia Flag
авганистан (macedonian)
Northern Mariana Islands Flag
afghanistan (english) | - (chamorro) | - (carolinian)
Norway Flag
afghanistan (norwegian)


O P Q  
Oman Flag
أفغانستان ['afghanistan] (arabic)
Pakistan Flag
افغانستان (urdu)
Palau Flag
- (palauan) | afghanistan (english)
Palestine, State of Flag
أفغانستان ['afghanistan] (arabic)
Panama Flag
afganistán (spanish)
Papua New Guinea Flag
afghanistan (english)
Paraguay Flag
afganistán (spanish) | અફઘાનિસ્તાન (guaraní)
Peru Flag
afganistán (spanish) | - (quechua)
Philippines Flag
apganistan (filipino)
Pitcairn Islands Flag
- (pitkern) | afghanistan (english)
Poland Flag
afganistan (polish)
Portugal Flag
afeganistão (portuguese)
Puerto Rico Flag
afganistán (spanish) | afghanistan (english)
Qatar Flag
أفغانستان ['afghanistan] (arabic)


R S  
Reunion Flag
afghanistan (french)
Romania Flag
afganistan (romanian)
Russia Flag
афганистан [afganistan] (russian)
Rwanda Flag
afuganisitani (kinyarwanda) | afghanistan (english) | afghanistan (french)
Saint Barthelemy (Barts) Flag
afghanistan (french)
Saint Helena Flag
afghanistan (english)
Saint Kitts and Nevis Flag
afghanistan (english)
Saint Lucia Flag
afghanistan (english)
Saint Martin (Dutch) Flag
afghanistan (dutch) | afghanistan (english)
Saint Martin (French) Flag
afghanistan (french)
Saint Pierre and Miquelon Flag
afghanistan (french)
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines Flag
afghanistan (english)
Samoa Flag
afghanistan (samoan) | afghanistan (english)
San Marino Flag
afghanistan (italian)
Sao Tome and Principe Flag
afeganistão (portuguese)
Saudi Arabia Flag
أفغانستان ['afghanistan] (arabic)
Senegal Flag
afghanistan (french)
Serbia Flag
авганистан [avganistan] (serbian)
Seychelles Flag
- (seychellois creole) | afghanistan (english) | afghanistan (french)
Sierra Leone Flag
afghanistan (english)
Singapore Flag
阿富汗 [āfùhàn] (mandarin) | afghanistan (english) | afghanistan (malay) | ஆப்கானிஸ்தான் (tamil)
Slovakia Flag
afganistan (slovak)
Slovenia Flag
afganistan (slovene)
Solomon Islands Flag
afghanistan (english)
Somalia Flag
afghanistan (somali) | أفغانستان ['afghanistan] (arabic)
South Africa Flag
afghanistan (afrikaans) | afghanistan (english) | - (southern ndebele) | afghanistan (sesotho) | afghanistan (zulu) | - (northern sotho) | - (tswana) | - (swazi) | - (venda) | - (tsonga)
South Sudan Flag
أفغانستان ['afghanistan] (arabic)
Spain Flag
afganistán (spanish) | afganistan (catalan) | afganistán (galician)
Sri Lanka Flag
ඇෆ්ගනිස්ථානය (sinhalese) | ஆப்கானிஸ்தான் (tamil) | afghanistan (english)
Sudan Flag
أفغانستان ['afghanistan] (arabic)
Suriname Flag
afghanistan (dutch)
Swaziland (Eswatini) Flag
- (swazi) | afghanistan (english)
Sweden Flag
afghanistan (swedish)
Switzerland Flag
afghanistan (german) | afghanistan (french) | afghanistan (italian) | afghanistan (romansh)
Syria Flag
أفغانستان ['afghanistan] (arabic) | afghanistan (french) | afghanistan (english)


T  
Taiwan Flag
阿富汗 [āfùhàn] (mandarin)
Tajikistan Flag
афғонистон (tajik)
Tanzania Flag
afghanistan (swahili) | afghanistan (english)
Thailand Flag
อัฟกานิสถาน (thai)
Togo Flag
afghanistan (french)
Tokelau Flag
- (tokelauan)
Tonga Flag
- (tongan) | afghanistan (english)
Trinidad and Tobago Flag
afghanistan (english)
Tunisia Flag
أفغانستان ['afghanistan] (arabic) | afghanistan (french)
Turkey (Turkiye) Flag
afganistan (turkish)
Turkmenistan Flag
owganystan (turkmen)
Turks and Caicos Islands Flag
afghanistan (english)
Tuvalu Flag
- (tuvaluan) | afghanistan (english)


U V W X Y Z  
Uganda Flag
afghanistan (english)
Ukraine Flag
афганістан [afhanistan] (ukrainian)
United Arab Emirates (UAE) Flag
أفغانستان ['afghanistan] (arabic)
United Kingdom (UK) Flag
afghanistan (english)
United States of America (USA) Flag
afghanistan (english)
Uruguay Flag
afganistán (spanish)
US Virgin Islands Flag
afghanistan (english)
Uzbekistan Flag
afg'oniston (uzbek)
Vanuatu Flag
afghanistan (english) | afghanistan (french)
Vatican City (Holy See) Flag
afghanistan (latin) | afghanistan (italian)
Venezuela Flag
afganistán (spanish)
Vietnam Flag
afghanistan (vietnamese)
Wallis and Futuna Flag
afghanistan (french) | - (wallisian) | - (futunan)
Yemen Flag
أفغانستان ['afghanistan] (arabic)
Zambia Flag
afghanistan (english)
Zimbabwe Flag
afghanistan (english) | afuganisitani (shona) | - (northern ndebele)
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