USD to AFN Exchange Rate History — Afghanistan
Over the past 90 days, the USD to Afghan Afghani parallel (black market) rate moved from about 70 AFN on Jun 5, 2026 to 57.47 AFN on Jun 6, 2026 — a change of -17.9%. Across that window the Afghan Afghani strengthened against the dollar, trading between a low of 56.15 and a high of 70 AFN, averaging 57.75 AFN per US dollar.
Afghanistan's afghani is priced day-to-day at Kabul's Sarai Shahzada money market amid sanctions and frozen reserves.
How to read the AFN rate history
The chart plots the parallel buy rate — how many AFN it took to buy one US dollar — at each point we recorded. The daily table below lists the closing buy and sell rate for each day, while the monthly table summarises the average, high and low for each month, which is useful for comparing one period with another.
A rising line means the Afghan Afghani is losing value (more AFN per dollar); a falling line means it is gaining. Over this window the spread between the high (70) and the low (56.15) shows how volatile the market has been — here, roughly 6.8% around the average.
What has moved the Afghan Afghani recently?
In Afghanistan, the parallel rate is driven by factors such as post-2021 sanctions, frozen reserves and aid disruption, cash-dollar scarcity. When dollars become scarcer or confidence falls, the street rate climbs ahead of the official Da Afghanistan Bank (DAB) rate; when supply improves or policy tightens, the gap can narrow again.
Because the parallel rate often moves before official devaluations, its history is a useful early-warning record — a steadily rising trend frequently precedes an official adjustment, while a long plateau suggests relative stability.
Using historical AFN rates
Historical rates help with budgeting, invoicing, remittance planning and spotting trends, but they are not a forecast — past movements do not guarantee future ones. For the live rate, see our main USD to AFN page, and use the converter for exact amounts.
All figures are aggregated from P2P platforms, community reports and market monitoring, then refreshed hourly. They are provided for information and price-transparency only and are not financial advice.