AFT — Afghanistan Time
AFT is Afghanistan Time, +04:30, used in Asia. In code, use Asia/Kabul rather than the abbreviation.
Afghanistan Time · Asia
04:56:02
Thursday, 13 August 2026
- abbreviation denotes
- +04:30
- in force right now
- UTC+04:30 (UTC+04:30)
- use in code
- Asia/Kabul
- next clock change
- none — fixed offset
UTC+4:30, another half-hour offset.
Right now this zone is on UTC+04:30, not AFT —
they are the same place at different times of year.
Use the IANA name, not the abbreviation
Python
from datetime import datetime
from zoneinfo import ZoneInfo
# right: an IANA zone carries the full history of rule changes
now = datetime.now(ZoneInfo("Asia/Kabul"))
print(now.isoformat(), now.tzname())
# wrong: an abbreviation is not resolvable, and a hard-coded offset
# silently rots the next time the rules change
# now = datetime.now(timezone(timedelta(hours=...))) # don'tAFT questions
What does AFT stand for?
AFT is Afghanistan Time, +04:30, used in Asia. The IANA zone to use in code is Asia/Kabul.
What time is it in AFT right now?
Afghanistan Time: 04:56 on Thursday (UTC+04:30).
Which IANA timezone should I use instead of AFT?
Asia/Kabul for Afghanistan Time. Date libraries cannot resolve bare abbreviations, and an abbreviation carries no daylight-saving history, so a stored offset silently rots when a government changes the rules.
Why does my computer show UTC+04:30 instead of AFT?
Because Asia/Kabul is currently on UTC+04:30 (UTC+04:30), its daylight-saving variant. AFT (+04:30) applies during the other half of the year. Both names refer to the same place, one hour apart.