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, so clocks stay the same whether you’re scheduling across Kabul or the wider region.
Saturday, June 6, 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, so clocks stay the same whether you’re scheduling across Kabul or the wider region.
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 currently on AFT
The same hour, city by city.
4 cities · all UTC+04:30
Where AFT is used
One country.
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: Asia/Kabul, which covers the entire country and is the sole representative of the AFT region.
- Does Afghanistan’s time differ from its neighbors?
- Yes. To the west, Iran uses UTC+03:30 (plus DST), and to the east, Pakistan uses UTC+05:00 (no DST for most years), so AFT sits neatly between them with its unique 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.
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