How strict are gun laws in Afghanistan?
Highly restrictive / banned
Civilians face significant restrictions on firearm ownership, with limited exceptions for hunting and antique firearms.
Afghanistan is one of 28 countries classified “Highly restrictive / banned” for civilian gun ownership — 25% of the 113 with data. (Also searched as firearm laws.)
Source
- Last checked
- 7 July 2026
- How it was classified
- Classified by a language model from the source text, then checked against hand-verified reference countries.
Nearby countries
- Pakistan
- Restrictive Gun ownership restricted to certain categories with licensing requirements.
- Tajikistan
- Restrictive Tajikistan has restrictive gun laws requiring licenses and specific ownership conditions.
- Uzbekistan
- Restrictive Uzbekistan allows hunting and sport shooting under license but restricts civilian firearm ownership.
- United Arab Emirates
- Restrictive UAE permits hunting and sport shooting with licenses but restricts civilian firearm ownership.
- Nepal
- Licensed / moderate Nepal permits unspecified gun ownership with rare issuance and restrictions on certain firearms.
- Azerbaijan
- Restrictive Firearm ownership requires hunting organization membership and licensing, with strict restrictions.
Other laws in Afghanistan
- Death Penalty
- Retained / in use
- Military Conscription
- No conscription
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