AFN black market rate on Oct 8, 2026: 65 per USD
On Thursday, October 8, 2026, the US dollar traded at about 65 AFN on Afghanistan's parallel (black) market at the close of observations. The day opened at 63.23 AFN, reached a high of 65.71 and a low of 63.23, a trading range of 2.48 AFN (3.92%).
Across 279 observations, the average price to buy dollars was 65.05 AFN and the average price received when selling dollars was 67.12 AFN. Over the session the Afghan Afghani weakened against the dollar (+2.80% from open to close).
Official rate vs black market rate on Oct 8, 2026
The official exchange rate published for Afghanistan on this date was 64.7 AFN per USD. The parallel-market close of 65 AFN therefore implied a premium of +0.46% over the official rate — a narrow gap, indicating the two markets were close to converged.
How Oct 8, 2026 compares
Compared with the previous observed day (Oct 7, 2026, close 64.84 AFN), the rate moved +0.25%.
One week earlier (Oct 1, 2026) the close was 64.34 AFN, so the weekly change was +1.03%.
Thirty days earlier (Sep 8, 2026) the close was 64.42 AFN, a +0.90% move over the month.
How this daily figure is produced
ETCurrency samples Afghanistan's USD/AFN parallel market throughout the day from peer-to-peer stablecoin order books and, where available, community submissions. Each sample is filtered for outliers and aggregated into a single buy and sell quote; the figures above are the first, highest, lowest and last of those aggregated quotes for Oct 8, 2026 (UTC).
USDT peer-to-peer prices closely track cash dollar prices in most parallel markets but are not identical to them: payment-method fees, merchant margins and local demand for stablecoins can all add a few tenths of a percent.
Frequently asked questions
- What was the dollar to Afghan Afghani black market rate on Oct 8, 2026?
- The USD to AFN parallel market rate closed at approximately 65 AFN per US dollar on Thursday, October 8, 2026, after trading between 63.23 and 65.71 AFN.
- How much did the AFN move against the dollar that day?
- From an open of 63.23 to a close of 65 AFN, the parallel rate moved +2.80% on Oct 8, 2026.
- What was the gap between the official and black market AFN rate on that date?
- The official rate was 64.7 AFN per USD versus a parallel close of 65 AFN, a premium of +0.46%.
- Was the AFN black market rate higher or lower than the day before?
- Higher: the previous observed close was 64.84 AFN on Oct 7, 2026, a change of +0.25%.
Figures are aggregated parallel-market observations for Afghanistan in UTC and are indicative only; they are not a quote to trade. See the full USD → Afghan Afghani history or today's live rate.