Is prostitution legal in Afghanistan?
Illegal
Prostitution is illegal with punishments ranging from 5 to 15 years imprisonment.
Afghanistan is one of 101 countries classified “Illegal” for sex work — 46% of the 219 with data. (Also searched as prostitution.)
Source
- Taken from
- Wikipedia: Prostitution in Asia
- Last checked
- 17 September 2026
- How it was classified
- Classified by a language model from the source text, then checked against hand-verified reference countries.
Nearby countries
- Pakistan
- Illegal Prostitution is illegal in Pakistan, with stricter penalties in some regions.
- Tajikistan
- Legal & regulated Prostitution is legal, but soliciting, procuring, and brothel keeping are prohibited with administrative or criminal penalties.
- Uzbekistan
- Illegal Prostitution is illegal, though widespread, with inconsistent law enforcement and police extortion.
- Kyrgyzstan
- Legal & regulated Prostitution is legal, but operating brothels, pimping, and recruiting persons into prostitution are illegal.
- Turkmenistan
- Illegal Prostitution is a criminal offense, though it is common and driven by poverty.
- Iran
- Illegal Prostitution is illegal in Iran, punishable by fines, jail, or execution.
Other laws in Afghanistan
- Same-Sex Marriage
- Not recognized
- Same-Sex Activity
- Death penalty possible
- Age of Consent
- Must be married
- Same-Sex Adoption
- Not permitted
- Incest Laws
- Criminal offense
- Marriage Age
- Under 16 possible
A visual reference compiled from Wikipedia’s law-by-country articles, not legal advice. Laws change and summaries simplify — check a primary source before relying on anything here.