Bitcoin Tax in Afghanistan (2026)

No crypto-specific ruleResearch in progressLast reviewed 2026-09-06

Bitcoin access is banned in Afghanistan

Cryptocurrency is banned in Afghanistan. Da Afghanistan Bank, the central bank, declared crypto trading forbidden in August 2022, and police in Herat shut down local crypto dealerships and arrested traders that same month. The ban remains in force, there is no licensing framework, and sanctions on Taliban-controlled institutions keep regulated foreign platforms out of the market entirely.

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What is on this page now is verified against the sources listed below: the tax authority, the governing rule and the shape of the regime. Rates, exemptions and the reporting duty land here once our research is reviewed.

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The Ministry of Finance's Tax Overview for Businesses, Investors and Individuals describes the general rules of the Income Tax Law 2009 and never mentions crypto, virtual or digital assets. That guide says resident natural persons are taxed on income from all sources worldwide, including wages, salaries, rents, certain partnership income and royalties, at the Article 4 annual rates: 0 percent up to AFN 60,000, 2 percent of the amount over AFN 60,000 up to AFN 150,000, AFN 1,800 plus 10 percent of the amount over AFN 150,000 up to AFN 1,200,000, and AFN 106,800 plus 20 percent of the amount over AFN 1,200,000. The guide carries no capital gains section, does not say how a gain on an asset would be treated, and carries the version code 2012 03 04 001E. Nothing in it applies those rates to bitcoin.

Regime: No crypto-specific rule
Tax authority: Afghanistan Revenue Department, Ministry of Finance
Framework: Income Tax Law 2009, Article 4 (annual tax rates for natural persons) (2009)

What is not taxed

The first AFN 60,000 of a resident natural person's annual income falls in the 0 percent band of the Article 4 rate table in the Ministry of Finance's Tax Overview for Businesses, Investors and Individuals; the guide does not say whether or how the table reaches a gain on an asset.

Frequently asked questions

Does Afghanistan have a bitcoin or crypto tax rule?

The Ministry of Finance's Tax Overview for Businesses, Investors and Individuals is a general guide to the Income Tax Law 2009 and never mentions crypto, virtual or digital assets. It also carries no capital gains section.

What income tax rates apply to residents of Afghanistan?

The guide states the Article 4 annual rates for resident natural persons: 0 percent on income up to AFN 60,000, 2 percent of the amount over AFN 60,000 up to AFN 150,000, AFN 1,800 plus 10 percent of the amount over AFN 150,000 up to AFN 1,200,000, and AFN 106,800 plus 20 percent of the amount over AFN 1,200,000. Residents are taxed on income from all sources worldwide; non-residents only on income sourced in Afghanistan.

What is the tax year in Afghanistan?

The taxable year is the solar year, which starts on the first day of Hamal (21 March) and ends on the last day of Hoot (20 March), under Article 3 of the Income Tax Law 2009. Only a legal person, not a natural person, may apply to the Ministry of Finance for a different taxation year.

Sources

Ministry of Finance: Tax Overview for Businesses, Investors & Individuals (Income Tax Law 2009)

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