Current time in Kabul

Afghanistan · UTC+4:30

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Asia/Kabul

UTC offset

UTC+4:30

Daylight Saving

No — not observed

Time zone ID

Asia/Kabul

Business hours

8:00 AM – 4:00 PM AFT (Saturday–Wednesday)

About Kabul's time zone

Kabul follows Afghanistan Time (AFT, UTC+4:30), a 30-minute offset shared with no other country in the world — making Afghanistan's time zone entirely unique. The 4:30 offset was established to place Afghanistan midway between Iran (UTC+3:30) to its west and Pakistan (UTC+5) to its east. No daylight saving time is observed. Kabul is 4.5 hours ahead of London and 9.5 hours ahead of New York.

Best time to call Kabul

Calling from	Recommended window
London	4:30 AM – 1:30 PM GMT
Dubai	7:30 AM – 4:30 PM GST
Islamabad	9:00 AM – 6:00 PM PKT
New York	11:30 PM – 8:30 AM ET

Did you know? Afghanistan's work week runs Saturday through Wednesday, making Thursday and Friday the weekend. This means Afghan businesses overlap with Western workweeks (Mon-Fri) only from Monday to Wednesday — just 3 full business days per week. Combined with the unusual time zone, scheduling international calls with Afghan partners requires careful coordination.

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