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Afghanistan

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Afghanistan

Basic data — Afghanistan, Asia.

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Data refreshed on 2026.05.06 · source: Wikidata

Composite reading — institute

Crise

7.3 /10 risk

  • Security 5.5
  • Legitimacy 1.1
  • Economy 4.3
  • Diplomacy 2.2
  • Influence 1.4

Security: 0 stable → 10 unstable · others: 0 weak → 10 strong. Computed from V-Dem, FH, CPI, RSF, World Bank, SIPRI, sanctions.

State under international sanctions

  • ONU Resolution 1988 (Taliban) · since 1999 ciblé
  • États-Unis Taliban (1988 Sanctions Committee) · since 1999 ciblé
Capital
Kabul
Population
43,844,000 inh.
Area
652,230 km²
Currency
AFN
Regime
unitary state

Executive in office

Head of State

Haibatullah Akhundzada

since 2021.08.15 taliban

Mohammad Hassan Akhund

Head of Government

Mohammad Hassan Akhund

since 2023.07.17 taliban

Strategic chokepoints 2 control point(s)

  • contrôle (avec PAK) Passe de Khyber Lien historique vers sous-continent
  • contrôle Corridor du Wakhan Frontière commune avec Chine (76 km)

Governance indices V-Dem · Freedom House · CPI · RSF · 2024

Democracy (V-Dem)

0.02/1

#179 régime taliban

Freedoms (Freedom House)

6/100

Not Free

Corruption (CPI)

17/100

#1732024

Press freedom (RSF)

19/100

#1782024

Strategic minerals USGS · production / réserves mondiales

  • #5 Lithium (réserves) 2024

Trade dependencies OEC · UN Comtrade · 2023

Exports

2 Md$

Imports

7 Md$

Balance

-5 Md$

Top exports

  • Coton + tapis

Top imports

  • Pétrole raffiné
  • Blé

Export partners

Import partners

Régime taliban. Économie semi-isolée.

Diplomatic alignment UNGA 2020-2024 · Bailey-Strezhnev-Voeten

Vote concordance with each power at UN General Assembly.

  • USA 18%
  • GBR 18%
  • FRA 24%
  • DEU 24%
  • RUS 71%
  • CHN 76%

Abstention: 12%

Key treaties UN Treaty Collection · IAEA · ICRC · OPCW

  • NPT

    1968 Ratified

  • CTBT

    1996 Ratified

  • TPNW

    2017 Not party

  • Rome Statute

    1998 Ratified

  • Genocide

    1948 Ratified

  • Geneva

    1949 Ratified

  • Ottawa Mine Ban

    1997 Ratified

  • Oslo Cluster Munitions

    2008 Ratified

  • Arms Trade Treaty

    2013 Signed, not ratified

  • Paris Agreement

    2015 Ratified

Political calendar Wikipedia · IFES · NDI

Last election

  • 2019-09-28

    Présidentielle (avant Talibans)

    Ghani

Last institutional rupture Prise Kaboul 15 août 2021 (Talibans)

Régime taliban depuis août 2021. Pas d'élection.

Society · human UNDP HDI · WID · UNHCR

HDI

0.462/1

#1822024

Top 10% (wealth)

53.0 %

WID

Gini

34.0

modéré

Refugees hosted

50,000

UNHCR 2024

Refugees originating

6,400,000

UNHCR 2024

Talibans 2021

Disputed recognitions curé éditorial · UN Member States

Recognizes

  • Palestine

Does not recognize

  • Israël

National anthem

Dā də bātorāno kor

Audio not available

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