Is incest between adults a crime in Afghanistan?
Criminal offense
Criminal offense
Afghanistan is one of 111 countries classified “Criminal offense” for incest between adults — 68% of the 164 with data.
Source
- Taken from
- Wikipedia: Laws regarding incest
- Last checked
- 15 September 2026
- How it was classified
- Read directly from the source’s own table, without interpretation.
Nearby countries
- Pakistan
- Criminal offense
- Tajikistan
- Legal between adults
- Uzbekistan
- Criminal offense
- Kyrgyzstan
- Legal between adults
- Turkmenistan
- Criminal offense
- Iran
- Criminal offense
Other laws in Afghanistan
- Same-Sex Marriage
- Not recognized
- Same-Sex Activity
- Death penalty possible
- Age of Consent
- Must be married
- Sex Work
- Illegal
- Same-Sex Adoption
- Not permitted
- Marriage Age
- Under 16 possible
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