What are Afghan proxies?

Afghan proxies are servers with IPs in Afghanistan, letting you browse as if located there.

How do I get Afghan proxies?

Create a ResProxy account, select your proxy type, choose Afghanistan, and start within minutes.

Which cities can I target?

City-level targeting for Kabul, and more.

What can I use Afghan proxies for?

SEO research, ad verification, market research, e-commerce monitoring, social media, and scraping Central Asian websites.

Buy Afghanistan Proxy Servers

Afghanistan is a challenging landlocked economy whose digital sector has been reshaped since 2021, with roughly 9.2 million internet users representing around 22% penetration of a 42.2 million population and more than 23 million mobile connections distributed across five mobile operators. Roshan (the Aga Khan Fund for Economic Development-linked operator that pioneered Afghan GSM and launched the landmark M-Paisa mobile money service in partnership with Vodafone), Etisalat Afghanistan (the UAE-owned operator branded simply as Etisalat), MTN Afghanistan (the South African MTN Group subsidiary with a strong urban 3G and 4G footprint), Afghan Wireless Communication Company (AWCC, the pioneer operator founded in 2002 that also runs MyMoney wallet), and Salaam (the state-owned Afghan Telecom subsidiary running GSM alongside AfghanTelecom's fixed network) make up the licensed landscape. Median mobile download speeds hover around 10 Mbps and fixed broadband sits near 12 Mbps, carried over cross-border fibre links from Iran, Pakistan, Tajikistan, and Uzbekistan rather than any submarine landing. Retail banking and digital payments run through Afghanistan International Bank (AIB), Azizi Bank, Bank-e Millie Afghan, Kabul Bank, and Da Afghanistan Bank's national payment switches, alongside mobile money platforms Roshan M-Paisa, Etisalat mHawala, AWCC MyMoney, and HesabPay (the Asan Hawala digital wallet). Afghan e-commerce is thin and overwhelmingly Facebook- and Instagram-driven, while humanitarian data portals - OCHA, UN agencies, ACAPS, and REACH - publish critical Afghan context for NGO and researcher audiences. Personal data regulation draws on the Telecommunications Services Regulation Law and Afghanistan's Cyber Crime Law, administered historically by the Ministry of Communications and Information Technology (MCIT) and the Afghanistan Telecommunications Regulatory Authority (ATRA).

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Afghanistan Internet Landscape

Key digital infrastructure statistics for Afghanistan

9.20M

Internet Users

22.0%

Penetration

9.8 Mbps

Mobile Speed

12.3 Mbps

Fixed Speed

5.10M

Social Media Users

What makes the Afghanistan market unique for proxy users

Kabul AFN Retail & Dari/Pashto Social Commerce

Afghan e-commerce remains overwhelmingly Facebook, Instagram, and WhatsApp-driven, with Kabul, Herat, Mazar-i-Sharif, and Kandahar sellers running informal retail and diaspora-facing marketplaces in Dari and Pashto at Afghan afghani (AFN) prices visible only to Afghan IPs. Formal marketplaces such as Azaar Kala and Kabul-based classifieds sites serve AFN pricing and Dari-language UI exclusively from Afghan IP origin. Iranian, Pakistani, or Tajik proxies are treated as foreign and trigger cross-border filters. Our Roshan, Etisalat AF, MTN Afghanistan, AWCC, and Salaam residential proxies give humanitarian researchers, diaspora-market analysts, and Central Asian trade observers authentic Kabul and Herat vantage points for observing Afghan retail flows.

M-Paisa, HesabPay & Afghan Mobile Money QA

Afghanistan was an early adopter of mobile money through Roshan M-Paisa (launched in 2008 with Vodafone) which remains the most widely used wallet alongside Etisalat mHawala, AWCC MyMoney, and the HesabPay digital wallet built on the Asan Hawala network that connects traditional hawala remittance houses with smartphone users. Da Afghanistan Bank operates the national payment switch that sits underneath Afghan banking rails. All of these platforms geo-restrict merchant onboarding, AFN transfers, and OTP delivery to Afghan IP origin. Our Roshan and AWCC residential proxies let humanitarian cash-transfer programme operators, remittance corridor engineers (especially Afghanistan-Iran, Afghanistan-Pakistan, and diaspora flows from Europe and North America), and wallet QA teams test Afghan rails from authentic Kabul subnets.

OCHA, REACH & Humanitarian Data Access

Afghanistan is one of the world's largest humanitarian operations, with OCHA (UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs), UNICEF, WFP, UNHCR, ACAPS, REACH, iMMAP, and dozens of INGOs publishing Humanitarian Needs Overviews, Flash Updates, mobile vulnerability surveys, and SMART nutrition surveys from Afghan field offices. Many country-specific dashboards and portal resources serve Afghan IP origin or block requests from commercial cloud and datacentre ranges. Our Roshan, Etisalat AF, and MTN Afghanistan residential proxies give humanitarian researchers, donor agency analysts, and NGO monitoring teams authentic Kabul vantage points for accessing Afghan field-office content that datacentre IPs cannot reliably reach.

ATRA Licensing & Cyber Crime Law Compliance

Afghan digital regulation has historically been anchored by the Ministry of Communications and Information Technology (MCIT) and the Afghanistan Telecommunications Regulatory Authority (ATRA), which license Roshan, Etisalat AF, MTN Afghanistan, AWCC, and Salaam under the Telecommunications Services Regulation Law. The Cyber Crime Law addresses unauthorised access, data interception, and content-related offences. Personal data protection draws on constitutional privacy rights and sector-specific banking secrecy rules enforced by Da Afghanistan Bank. Privacy notices on Afghan platforms are presented in Dari (Persian) or Pashto. Our Roshan residential proxies let compliance teams audit Afghan consent flows and humanitarian data portals from authentic Kabul IPs. ResProxy maintains strict sanctions screening and does not serve customers subject to UN or OFAC designations.

Use Cases for Afghanistan Proxies

How businesses use Afghanistan proxies to gain competitive advantages

M-Paisa & Etisalat mHawala Mobile Money Testing

Roshan M-Paisa, launched in 2008 in partnership with Vodafone, remains Afghanistan's most established mobile money platform with agent networks in Kabul, Herat, and Mazar-i-Sharif, while Etisalat mHawala and AWCC MyMoney compete for urban wallet share. All platforms geo-restrict merchant onboarding, AFN transfers, and OTP delivery to Afghan IP origin and have historically served humanitarian cash-transfer programmes. Our Roshan and AWCC residential proxies let humanitarian cash programme operators and wallet QA engineers test Afghan flows from authentic Kabul subnets.

HesabPay & Asan Hawala Digital Corridor Research

HesabPay is the Afghan digital wallet built on the Asan Hawala network that bridges traditional hawala remittance houses with smartphone payments, giving Afghan users a way to send and receive cross-border diaspora remittances through licensed hawaladars rather than conventional bank wires. The platform requires Afghan IP origin for certain onboarding and transaction flows. Our Roshan and Etisalat AF residential proxies give remittance corridor analysts and diaspora-finance researchers authentic Kabul vantage points for observing Afghan hawala digitisation.

Humanitarian Data Exchange & OCHA Portal Access

The Humanitarian Data Exchange (HDX), OCHA ReliefWeb, ACAPS, REACH Initiative, and iMMAP publish Afghanistan-specific Humanitarian Needs Overviews, Flash Updates, displacement tracking matrices, and food security assessments from Afghan field offices. Some country-specific pages and dashboards serve Afghan IP origin or block datacentre IP ranges. Our Roshan and MTN Afghanistan residential proxies give humanitarian researchers and donor agency analysts authentic Kabul vantage points for accessing Afghan field content.

Afghan Banking & AIB, Azizi, Kabul Bank Testing

Afghanistan International Bank (AIB), Azizi Bank, Bank-e Millie Afghan, and Kabul Bank are the largest commercial banks still operating in the country, with Da Afghanistan Bank (the central bank) running national payment switches and AFN reference rate publication. All platforms geo-restrict OTP delivery and AFN transfers to Afghan IP origin. Our Roshan and AWCC residential proxies let banking QA engineers and humanitarian financial access researchers test Afghan banking flows from authentic Kabul subnets, subject to ResProxy's strict sanctions screening requirements.

Facebook & Instagram Diaspora Content Monitoring

Facebook, Instagram, WhatsApp, and Telegram are the dominant consumer channels in Afghanistan, with Dari and Pashto content reaching both in-country users and the global Afghan diaspora. Kabul, Herat, and Mazar-i-Sharif sellers run Facebook and Instagram commerce, and news pages such as TOLOnews, Ariana News, and 1TV Afghanistan publish content that differs between in-country and diaspora audiences. Our Roshan, Etisalat AF, and MTN Afghanistan residential proxies give media researchers and diaspora-content analysts authentic Kabul vantage points.

Da Afghanistan Bank AFN Reference Rate Monitoring

Da Afghanistan Bank (DAB) is the central bank and publishes daily AFN reference rates, foreign exchange circulars, and banking supervision data critical for humanitarian donors, currency researchers, and sanctions-compliance teams tracking the Afghan economy. DAB portal access frequently serves Afghan IP origin. Our Roshan residential proxies give macro researchers authentic Kabul vantage points for DAB data monitoring.

Legal & Compliance in Afghanistan

Key regulations affecting proxy usage and data collection

Law:Telecommunications Services Regulation Law & Cyber Crime LawRegulator:Afghanistan Telecommunications Regulatory Authority (ATRA) / Ministry of Communications and Information Technology (MCIT)

Afghan digital regulation has historically been anchored by the Ministry of Communications and Information Technology (MCIT), the Afghanistan Telecommunications Regulatory Authority (ATRA), the Telecommunications Services Regulation Law, and the Cyber Crime Law. ATRA licenses the five national mobile operators (Roshan, Etisalat Afghanistan, MTN Afghanistan, AWCC, and Salaam) plus internet service providers, while Da Afghanistan Bank (DAB) supervises digital payment systems including Roshan M-Paisa, Etisalat mHawala, AWCC MyMoney, HesabPay, and the Asan Hawala network. Personal data protection in Afghanistan draws on constitutional privacy rights, the Cyber Crime Law's provisions on unauthorised access and interception, and sector-specific banking secrecy rules enforced by DAB. Privacy notices on Afghan platforms are typically presented in Dari (Persian) with Pashto parallel text. ResProxy operates zero-log infrastructure and processes no personal data, keeping customer activity outside the direct scope of Afghan controller obligations. ResProxy maintains strict sanctions screening in line with UN Security Council resolutions, US OFAC designations, UK OFSI measures, and EU restrictive measures, and does not knowingly provide services to designated entities or persons.

Afghanistan Proxy Locations by City

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Frequently Asked Questions

Everything about Afghanistan proxy servers

Which Afghan ISPs are in your residential proxy pool?

Our Afghanistan residential proxy pool covers the five licensed national mobile carriers - Roshan (the Aga Khan Fund-linked operator that launched M-Paisa in 2008), Etisalat Afghanistan (the UAE-owned Etisalat subsidiary), MTN Afghanistan (the South African MTN Group subsidiary), Afghan Wireless Communication Company (AWCC, the pioneer operator from 2002 also running MyMoney), and Salaam (the state-owned Afghan Telecom subsidiary). Together these five networks cover effectively all Afghan consumer mobile traffic, with geographic coverage across Kabul, Herat, Mazar-i-Sharif, Kandahar, and Jalalabad.

Why do I need Afghanistan-specific proxies instead of Iranian or Pakistani IPs?

Afghanistan uses the Afghan afghani (AFN), Dari and Pashto as national languages, and a regulatory regime entirely separate from Iran, Pakistan, or Central Asian neighbours. M-Paisa, HesabPay, Azizi Bank, Da Afghanistan Bank portals, and humanitarian data dashboards all serve country-specific content based on IP geolocation. Proxies from Tehran, Peshawar, or Dushanbe are treated as foreign. Our Roshan, Etisalat AF, MTN Afghanistan, AWCC, and Salaam residential proxies provide authentic Kabul, Herat, and Mazar-i-Sharif origin for in-country vantage points.

Can I test M-Paisa, HesabPay, and Etisalat mHawala with your proxies?

Yes. M-Paisa (Roshan, launched 2008), Etisalat mHawala, AWCC MyMoney, and HesabPay (built on the Asan Hawala network) are Afghanistan's primary mobile money and digital wallet platforms, with large humanitarian cash-transfer programme footprints. All geo-restrict merchant onboarding, AFN transfers, and OTP delivery to Afghan IP origin. Our Roshan and AWCC residential proxies let humanitarian cash programme operators and wallet QA engineers test Afghan flows from authentic Kabul subnets, subject to ResProxy's strict sanctions screening.

How do Afghan telecoms and cyber crime laws affect proxy usage?

The Telecommunications Services Regulation Law and the Cyber Crime Law regulate unauthorised access, data interception, and telecoms licensing - they do not specifically govern web traffic routing. Using residential proxies for public data monitoring, humanitarian research, or OCHA portal access does not trigger ATRA or MCIT controller obligations. ResProxy operates zero-log infrastructure with no personal data processing. ResProxy also maintains strict sanctions screening in line with UN, OFAC, OFSI, and EU measures and does not serve designated entities. We recommend consulting specialist counsel for Afghanistan-related projects.

Can I monitor humanitarian data portals like OCHA, ACAPS, and REACH?

Yes. OCHA ReliefWeb, the Humanitarian Data Exchange (HDX), ACAPS, REACH Initiative, and iMMAP publish Afghanistan Humanitarian Needs Overviews, Flash Updates, displacement tracking matrices, and SMART nutrition surveys from field offices. Some Afghanistan-specific dashboards serve in-country IP origin or block datacentre ranges. Our Roshan and MTN Afghanistan residential proxies give humanitarian researchers, donor analysts, and NGO monitoring teams authentic Kabul vantage points for accessing Afghan field content.

Do you cover Da Afghanistan Bank reference rates and banking data?

Yes. Da Afghanistan Bank (DAB), the central bank, publishes daily AFN reference rates, foreign exchange circulars, and banking supervision data critical for humanitarian donors and macro researchers. DAB portal access frequently serves Afghan IP origin. Our Roshan residential proxies give macro researchers and sanctions-compliance analysts authentic Kabul vantage points for DAB data monitoring, within the bounds of ResProxy's sanctions screening.

Can I use your proxies for Afghan diaspora content monitoring?

Yes. Facebook, Instagram, WhatsApp, and Telegram are the dominant consumer channels in Afghanistan, with Dari and Pashto content reaching both in-country users and the global Afghan diaspora. News pages like TOLOnews, Ariana News, and 1TV Afghanistan serve content that differs between in-country and diaspora audiences. Our Roshan, Etisalat AF, and MTN Afghanistan residential proxies give media researchers and diaspora-content analysts authentic Kabul vantage points.

Do your proxies work with Facebook and Instagram Afghan retail?

Yes. Afghan e-commerce is overwhelmingly Facebook, Instagram, and WhatsApp-driven with Kabul, Herat, and Mazar-i-Sharif sellers running informal retail in Dari and Pashto at AFN prices visible only to Afghan IPs. Our Roshan and AWCC residential proxies give market researchers authentic Kabul vantage points for observing Afghan social commerce flows.

How large is the Afghan internet market?

Afghanistan has approximately 9.2 million internet users out of a 42.2 million population, representing about 22% penetration - modest by regional standards and concentrated in Kabul, Herat, and Mazar-i-Sharif. Mobile connections exceed 23 million (around 55% penetration) across five operators. Facebook leads social media with roughly 5.1 million users, alongside significant Instagram, WhatsApp, and Telegram adoption - platforms that function as both social networks and primary diaspora communication channels.

Which protocols and session types do Afghanistan proxies support?

All Afghan proxy IPs support HTTP, HTTPS, and SOCKS5 protocols. We offer rotating sessions for public data monitoring and humanitarian portal access plus sticky sessions that hold a consistent Roshan, Etisalat AF, MTN Afghanistan, AWCC, or Salaam IP for up to 30 minutes. Sticky sessions matter for M-Paisa OTP delivery, HesabPay merchant onboarding, and multi-step humanitarian cash programme flows where stable originating IPs are important for session continuity.