AFN black market rate on Oct 17, 2026: 65.19 per USD
On Saturday, October 17, 2026, the US dollar traded at about 65.19 AFN on Afghanistan's parallel (black) market at the close of observations. The day opened at 64.65 AFN, reached a high of 65.8 and a low of 64, a trading range of 1.8 AFN (2.81%).
Across 245 observations, the average price to buy dollars was 65 AFN and the average price received when selling dollars was 66.78 AFN. Over the session the Afghan Afghani weakened against the dollar (+0.84% from open to close).
Official rate vs black market rate on Oct 17, 2026
The official exchange rate published for Afghanistan on this date was 64.93 AFN per USD. The parallel-market close of 65.19 AFN therefore implied a premium of +0.41% over the official rate — a narrow gap, indicating the two markets were close to converged.
How Oct 17, 2026 compares
Compared with the previous observed day (Oct 16, 2026, close 65.6 AFN), the rate moved -0.62%.
One week earlier (Oct 10, 2026) the close was 63.98 AFN, so the weekly change was +1.89%.
Thirty days earlier (Sep 17, 2026) the close was 64.55 AFN, a +0.99% 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 17, 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 17, 2026?
- The USD to AFN parallel market rate closed at approximately 65.19 AFN per US dollar on Saturday, October 17, 2026, after trading between 64 and 65.8 AFN.
- How much did the AFN move against the dollar that day?
- From an open of 64.65 to a close of 65.19 AFN, the parallel rate moved +0.84% on Oct 17, 2026.
- What was the gap between the official and black market AFN rate on that date?
- The official rate was 64.93 AFN per USD versus a parallel close of 65.19 AFN, a premium of +0.41%.
- Was the AFN black market rate higher or lower than the day before?
- Lower: the previous observed close was 65.6 AFN on Oct 16, 2026, a change of -0.62%.
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.