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Afghanistan: Postcode Postcode Type and Position

Afghanistan uses a 4-digit postal code system with codes ranging from 10-43 for provinces and 01-50 for cities/districts. Addresses include the addressee's name, district, street, house number, province, and 4-digit postal code. The postal code is written on the bottom right of envelopes in a left-aligned format. Examples show addresses for home delivery in urban and rural areas as well as P.O. box delivery addresses.

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Afghanistan: Postcode Postcode Type and Position

Afghanistan uses a 4-digit postal code system with codes ranging from 10-43 for provinces and 01-50 for cities/districts. Addresses include the addressee's name, district, street, house number, province, and 4-digit postal code. The postal code is written on the bottom right of envelopes in a left-aligned format. Examples show addresses for home delivery in urban and rural areas as well as P.O. box delivery addresses.

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Afghanistan

Postcode Postcode type and position


4 digits below the province name.

Coding method

30
1 30
318
Mr. Jawad Ahmad Niazi
District or city/ delivery zone Second District, Pashtonistan Avenue
KABUL
1001
province
AFGHANISTAN

Position of the Bottom Alignment of Left-


address on the right-hand address lines aligned
envelope corner

Address A new four digits postcode system came into force on 21st March 2011. The country is divided
format into 34 provinces. The postcode for provinces ranges between 10 and 43. The city/delivery
zone ranges between 01 and 50, whereas the district/delivery zone falls in the 51-99 range.

Examples Home delivery in urban area:


Jawad Ahmad Niazi, Kabul Bank official addresse name, organization
Second District, Pashtonistan Avenue district name, street name
KABUL capital city
1001 postcode
AFGHANISTAN
Abdul Basir
First District, Municipality lane district name, street name
House No. 2316 house number
KANDAHAR province
3801 postcode
AFGHANISTAN

Home delivery in rural area:


Jamaludin, craftsman
Hesarak District, First lane, Shino village district name, street name, village name
House No. 50 house number
NINGARHAR province
2651 postcode
AFGHANISTAN
Padsha Khan Malikzada, farmer
Spin Boldak district, fifth lane, Malik village district name, street name, village name
KANDAHAR province
3853 postcode
AFGHANISTAN

P.O box delivery:


Najibullah Amiri
P.O. Box No. 24 P.O Box number
KABUL province
1001 postcode
AFGHANISTAN
List of KABUL BADAKHSHAN NIMROZ KUNAR PARWAN
provinces
PAKTIA KHOST KAPISA HERAAT JOWZJAN
DAYKUNDI LAGHMAN BALKH LOGAR SAR-I-PUL
NOORISTAN GHOR PAKTIKA PANJSHIR GHAZNI
KUNDUZ BADGHIS NANGARHAR BAMYAN FARAH
KANDAHAR BAGHLAN ZABUL FARYAB TAKHAR
MAYDAN WARDAK HELMAND ORUZGAN SAMANGAN

Website http://afghanpost.gov.af/

Contact General Directorate of Postal Networking Tel: (+93) 20 210 36 92


Directorate of Postal Code and Addressing Fax: (+92 51) 262 719 (c/o UNDP)
Mohammad Jan Khan Watt E-mail: [email protected]
KABUL
1001
AFGHANISTAN
 11/2011 © www.upu.int

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