Time zone · Asia
AFT
Afghanistan Time
Afghanistan Time (AFT) is a single-zone region that runs on a year-round UTC offset of +04:30—one of the few half-hour offsets used globally—with no daylight saving changes to watch for.
Thursday, October 15, 2026
Current offset
UTC+04:30
Standard · +0430
Daylight saving
Not observed
Year-round standard time
IANA zones
1
None observe daylight saving
DST offset
—
No summer variant
About AFT
A fixed, year-round offset.
Afghanistan Time (AFT) is a single-zone region that runs on a year-round UTC offset of +04:30—one of the few half-hour offsets used globally—with no daylight saving changes to watch for.
IANA zones · the technical identifiers
The zone that resolve to AFT.
For software, always store the IANA identifier — never the abbreviation alone. The database keeps these zones distinct because their rules can, and historically did, diverge.
Cities across AFT
Local time, city by city.
4 cities
Where AFT is used
One country.
Convert
AFT to the world's clocks.
Frequently asked questions
Common questions about AFT, daylight saving, and how to handle it in software. Can't find what you need? Email [email protected].
- Why does Afghanistan use a 30-minute offset?
- Rather than aligning neatly with full-hour zones, Afghanistan shifted to a national time at UTC+04:30 in 1945, creating a time that better matches its geographical position between neighboring zones.
- Is DST observed in Afghanistan?
- No. The region has never observed daylight saving time, so there are no spring-forward or fall-back transitions to account for.
- How many time zones does Afghanistan have?
- Only one: Kabul time (UTC+04:30), which covers the entire country.
- Does Afghanistan’s time differ from its neighbors?
- Yes. To the west, Iran uses UTC+03:30 all year, and to the east, Pakistan uses UTC+05:00, so Afghanistan sits between them with its half-hour offset.
- Has Afghanistan’s time changed recently?
- Since adopting UTC+04:30 in 1945, Afghanistan has kept the same offset with no recorded changes or DST.
Source: IANA tzdb2026d · Reviewed
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