Vehicle registration plates of Afghanistan

Vehicle registration plates of Afghanistan started in 1970. The current version started in 2004. The dimensions of the license plates are approximately 420 x 175 mm (16.5 x 7 in).

Current version from Kabul

License plates are bilingual in Afghanistan. Their general format includes the name of the province in either Persian or Pashto, with a corresponding Latin 3 Letter Code, a numerical code which ranges from 1 digit to 5 digits, and the class of the vehicle, identified by a Persian Letter, and a corresponding Latin Letter, or 3 in case of private vehicles.

However, the 5-digit code in the capital province of Kabul exhausted. Thus, on the license plates of this province, have an additional extra digit, only in Persian, located separately from the actual numerical code.

  • Sample 3-Digit License plate from the Province of Takhar
  • Sample 4-Digit License plate from the Province of Zabul
  • Sample 5-Digit License plate from the Province of Herat
  • Sample 5-Digit plus one additional digit License plate from the Province of Kabul

Vehicle types
Vehicle types[1]
TypeColourSamplePersian CodeLatin Code
BusYellow, Black LettersبB
GovernmentalBlack, White Letters--
LorryWhite, Black LettersلL
MotorcycleWhite, Black LettersمM
PrivateWhite, Black LettersشPRV
TaxiYellow, Black LettersتT
United NationsBlue, Black Letters

Provinces

In Afghanistan, license plates indicate the province in which the vehicle is registered in, both in Persian or Pashto, and with a 3-Letter Latin Code. Below is the Persian/Pashto Name of each province and the 3-letter code shown on the license plate for each province.

Provinces of Afghanistan[2]
Province Persian/Pashto Latin Code Province Persian/Pashto Latin Code
BadakhshanبدخشانBDN KunarکونرKNR
BadghisبادغیسBDG KunduzکندوزKDZ
BaghlanبغلانBAG LaghmanلغمانLGM
BalkhبلخBLH LogarلوگرLGR
BamyanبامیانBAM NangarharننگرهارNGR
DaykundiدایکندیDYK NimruzنیمروزNRZ
FarahفراهFRH NuristanنورستانNUR
FaryabفریابFYB PaktiaپکتیاPAK
GhazniغزنیGAZ PaktikaپکتیکاPKT
GhorغورGHR PanjshirپنجیشیرPJR
HelmandهملندHEL ParwanپروانPRN
HeratهراتHRT SamanganسمنگانSAM
JowzjanجوزجانJZJ Sar-e PolسرپلSRP
KabulکابلKBL TakharتخارTAK
KandaharکندهارKDR UrozganاروزگانORZ
KapisaکپیساKPS WardakوردکWDK
KhostخوستKST ZabulزابلZBL

References
  1. "License Plates of Afghanistan". Worldlicenseplates.com. Retrieved 16 January 2015.
  2. References and details on data provided in the table can be found within the individual provincial articles.
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