Is crypto legal in Afghanistan?
Banned
Cryptocurrency is prohibited.
Afghanistan is one of 7 countries classified “Banned” for cryptocurrency — 7% of the 99 with data. (Also searched as crypto, Bitcoin.)
Source
- Last checked
- 17 September 2026
- How it was classified
- Read directly from the source’s own table, without interpretation.
Nearby countries
- Pakistan
- Legal Cryptocurrency is legal to own and trade.
- Uzbekistan
- Legal Cryptocurrency is legal to own and trade.
- Kyrgyzstan
- Legal Cryptocurrency is legal to own and trade.
- Iran
- Banking ban / restricted Cryptocurrency is legal to hold but banks are barred from handling it.
- United Arab Emirates
- Legal Cryptocurrency is legal and regulated by various authorities including the Capital Market Authority, DFSA, and FSRA.
- Nepal
- Banned Cryptocurrency is prohibited.
Other laws in Afghanistan
- Gambling Age
- Gambling prohibited
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