Overview
Payroll Cycle
Employer Contributions
Employee Contributions
Minimum Wage
Hiring
Hiring Employees
Hiring Contractors
Hiring Expats
Background Checks
Employment Contracts
Onboarding
Employee Benefits
Social Security
Healthcare and Insurance
Leave Policy
Public Holidays
Work Permit and Work Visa
Probation Period
Notice Period
Termination and Severance
Personal Income Tax
Below are some of the factors to consider while employing your remote team in Afghanistan. An employer of record in Afghanistan will be able to help with any additional information.
| Overview | |
| Continent | Asia |
| Country | Afghanistan |
| Capital | Kabul |
| Time zone | UTC+04:30 |
| Total Time zones | 1 |
| Working hours per week | 40 |
| Working week | Saturday–Wednesday [22] |
| Typical hours worked | 8 |
| Date format | dd/mm/yyyy |
| Currency | Afghani (AFN) |
| Taxes | |
| Financial Year | 21 December – 20 December |
| Personal Tax filing deadline | NA |
| VAT | 1% |
| Employer and Employee Contributions (Earned wages over 5,000 AFN) | |
| Employers | % of Gross Salary |
| Employer contribution | 2% |
| Total Employment Cost | 2% |
| Employees | % of Gross Salary |
| Employee contribution | 2% |
| Total Employee Cost | 2% |
| Minimum Wage | No minimum wage. |
| Payroll | |
| Payroll Cycle | Monthly |
| 13th Salary | Not required by law. |
| Income Tax | |
| Over 3,500 AFN | 10% |
| Over 27,000 AFN | 20% |