Afghan afghani
| افغانۍ (Pashto) | |
|---|---|
A 1,000 ؋ Afghanistan banknote with the main design on the front depicting the Mausoleum of Imam Ali and the main design on the back depicting the Mausoleum of Ahmad Shah Durrani. | |
| ISO 4217 | |
| Code | AFN (numeric: 971) before 2003: AFA |
| Subunit | 0.01 |
| Unit | |
| Symbol | ؋ () or Af (singular) and Afs (plural) |
| Denominations | |
| Subunit | |
| 1⁄100 | pul |
| Banknotes | Afs. 10, Afs. 20, Afs. 50, Afs. 100, Afs. 500 and Afs. 1,000 |
| Coins | Af. 1, Afs. 2 and Afs. 5 |
| Demographics | |
| Date of introduction | 1923 |
| Replaced | Afghan rupee |
| User(s) | Afghanistan |
| Issuance | |
| Central bank | Central Bank of Afghanistan |
| Website | www |
| Printer | Polish Security Printing Works Oberthur Fiduciarie |
| Website | www www |
| Valuation | |
| Inflation | -1.75% (2024 est.) |
| Source | Da Afghanistan Bank The World Factbook |
The afghani (sign: ؋ or Af (plural: Afs) code: AFN; Pashto: افغانۍ [ʔɐvɣɑˈnəɪ]; Dari: افغانی [ʔɐvɣɑːˈniː]) is the official currency of Afghanistan, a status it has held since the 1920s. It is nominally subdivided into 100 puls (پول), although there are no pul coins in circulation as of 2026. Printed in Poland, the afghani currency is managed solely by the Central Bank of Afghanistan.
The afghani was introduced in 1923 but is still informally referred to as a rupee by some in conversation and transactions, a legacy of its predecessing Afghan rupee currency. Its current exchange rate is around 65 afghanis for 1 United States dollar.