--- title: "Afghanistan: financial institutions, SWIFT/BIC codes and licences | Elucidate" description: "14 institutions in Afghanistan (as at 23 September 2026): 14 hold a SWIFT/BIC code and 0 do not. Country sanctions: targeted listings only." url: https://elucidate.co/directory/country/af --- 1. [Directory](https://elucidate.co/directory) 2. [Countries](https://elucidate.co/directory/country) 3. Afghanistan Country · South Asia # Afghanistan Check who the institutions in Afghanistan are: whether each holds a BIC, which register lists it and whether an LEI is mapped. No tracked register covers Afghanistan, so every institution listed here holds a BIC. 14 Institutions Active · inactive not published 14 Hold a BIC 100% of institutions — On a tracked register Not covered by a tracked register 9 LEI mapped 64% of institutions Targeted Country sanctions Targeted listings only ### Afghanistan at a glance Every row is the same 14 institutions, split by one attribute Type - Financial institution 14 · 100% Identification - [BIC only](https://elucidate.co/directory/search?source=bic,noregister&cc=AF) 14 · 100% Regulation level - [Not on a tracked register](https://elucidate.co/directory/search?reg=none&cc=AF) 14 · 100% LEI - LEI mapped 9 · 64% - No LEI mapped 5 · 36% View as table | Attribute | Institutions | Share | | --- | --- | --- | | Type | | Financial institution | 14 | 100% | | Identification | | BIC only | 14 | 100% | | Regulation level | | Not on a tracked register | 14 | 100% | | LEI | | LEI mapped | 9 | 64% | | No LEI mapped | 5 | 36% | An institution is one entry in the directory: a BIC8 in Swift’s directory, or a firm on a tracked register that holds no BIC. Licences held by an institution with a BIC are shown on its page. BIC data as at 23 September 2026 [Country programmes: targeted listings only](https://elucidate.co/directory/country/af#sanctions) [Institutions](https://elucidate.co/directory/country/af#institutions) [Sanctions](https://elucidate.co/directory/country/af#sanctions) [Regulation](https://elucidate.co/directory/country/af#registers) [Headquartered here](https://elucidate.co/directory/country/af#hq-firms) [Groups](https://elucidate.co/directory/country/af#groups) [Payments](https://elucidate.co/directory/country/af#payments) [BIC codes](https://elucidate.co/directory/country/af#bics) ## Institutions in Afghanistan All 14 institutions in Afghanistan, with or without a BIC: prudentially supervised and larger institutions first. - [Bank Alfalah Limited BIC ALFHAFKA Financial institution Not on a tracked register Afghanistan · Not on a tracked register · LEI 25490030MB3LJ3S8TQ65](https://elucidate.co/directory/bank-alfalah-limited-alfhafka) - [Ghazanfar Bank BIC GHBKAFKA Financial institution Not on a tracked register Afghanistan · Not on a tracked register · LEI 254900Y3EY4IX3ZVRH77](https://elucidate.co/directory/ghazanfar-bank-ghbkafka) - [Afghan United Bank BIC AFGUAFKA Financial institution Not on a tracked register Afghanistan · Not on a tracked register · LEI 9845008C8F0FE80Q2B21](https://elucidate.co/directory/afghan-united-bank-afguafka) - [Afghanistan International Bank BIC AFIBAFKA Financial institution Not on a tracked register Afghanistan · Not on a tracked register · LEI 254900EVG96LS9VH5329](https://elucidate.co/directory/afghanistan-international-bank-afibafka) - [Arian Bank BIC AFABAFK1 Financial institution Not on a tracked register OFAC SDN · Afghanistan · Not on a tracked register · No LEI mapped](https://elucidate.co/directory/arian-bank-afabafk1) - [Azizi Bank BIC AZBAAFKA Financial institution Not on a tracked register Afghanistan · Not on a tracked register · LEI 549300MDIZUYGHP7D340](https://elucidate.co/directory/azizi-bank-azbaafka) - [Banke Millie Afghan Bma BIC BMAFAFKA Financial institution Not on a tracked register Afghanistan · Not on a tracked register · No LEI mapped](https://elucidate.co/directory/banke-millie-afghan-bma-bmafafka) - [Da Afghanistan Bank BIC AFGBAFKA Financial institution Not on a tracked register Afghanistan · Not on a tracked register · LEI 254900CXHOOX57T4KP49](https://elucidate.co/directory/da-afghanistan-bank-afgbafka) - [Islamic Bank of Afghanistan BIC IBAFAFKA Financial institution Not on a tracked register Afghanistan · Not on a tracked register · LEI 984500FFFE69A7776E73](https://elucidate.co/directory/islamic-bank-of-afghanistan-ibafafka) - [Maiwand Bank BIC MWBKAFKA Financial institution Not on a tracked register Afghanistan · Not on a tracked register · LEI 9845008A984B8ADF9691](https://elucidate.co/directory/maiwand-bank-mwbkafka) - [National Bank of Pakistan Kabul Branch- Pakistan BIC NBPAAFKA Financial institution Not on a tracked register Afghanistan · Not on a tracked register · LEI 391200B8N7KWZADUJM27](https://elucidate.co/directory/national-bank-of-pakistan-kabul-branch-pakistan-nbpaafka) - [New Kabul Bank BIC KABUAFKA Financial institution Not on a tracked register Afghanistan · Not on a tracked register · No LEI mapped](https://elucidate.co/directory/new-kabul-bank-kabuafka) - [Pashtany Bank BIC PIBAAFKA Financial institution Not on a tracked register Afghanistan · Not on a tracked register · No LEI mapped](https://elucidate.co/directory/pashtany-bank-pibaafka) - [The First Microfinance Bank BIC FMFBAFKA Financial institution Not on a tracked register Afghanistan · Not on a tracked register · No LEI mapped](https://elucidate.co/directory/the-first-microfinance-bank-fmfbafka) [Filter this list →](https://elucidate.co/directory/search?cc=AF) ## Sanctions The OFAC or EU lists cite 1 institution in Afghanistan by BIC or LEI, as at 23 September 2026. Listings are matched on the BIC and its LEI, so they cover the 14 institutions here that hold a BIC. Country programmes name Afghanistan; Elucidate grades them as targeted listings only. ### Listed institutions Institutions whose BIC or LEI an OFAC or EU listing cites - [Arian Bank BIC AFABAFK1 Financial institution Not on a tracked register OFAC SDN · Afghanistan · Not on a tracked register · No LEI mapped](https://elucidate.co/directory/arian-bank-afabafk1#sanctions) [See 1 listed institution →](https://elucidate.co/directory/search?cc=AF&flag=sanctioned) ### EU regimes naming Afghanistan Entries on the EU consolidated list under each regime, generated 22 September 2026 - Afghanistan / Taliban AFG 140 Level: Targeted listings only (graded by Elucidate). ## Regulation and supervision None of the 22 tracked registers covers Afghanistan. All 14 institutions listed here hold a BIC; firms licensed only by Afghanistan’s national authorities are not listed. ## Institutions headquartered here, registered elsewhere One institution registered in another country gives Afghanistan as its head office. Each counts in the country of its register. - [Hugolino D Hernandez/hugolino/d No BIC Money service business AML registration only United States · Registered with FinCEN (FINCEN-MSB) · No LEI mapped](https://elucidate.co/directory/hugolino-d-hernandez-hugolino-d-bf0e2a1c58ad) [Search by head office: Afghanistan →](https://elucidate.co/directory/search?hq=AF) ## Groups and systemic importance ### Largest other groups GLEIF consolidation groups, by legal entities (LEIs) in this country | Group | LEIs here | LEIs in the group | | --- | --- | --- | | [Bank Alfalah Limited](https://elucidate.co/directory/group/2549007VBBNOQL2IVZ08) | 1 | 6 | | [National Bank of Pakistan](https://elucidate.co/directory/group/391200B8N7KWZADUJM27) | 1 | 2 | ## Payments and connectivity Of the 14 institutions in Afghanistan that hold a BIC, 92.9% are connected to Swift and 1 is a Swift GPI member, as at 23 September 2026. ### Connection to Swift Institutions that hold a BIC, by connection type in Swift’s directory - Connected to Swift13 · 92.9% - Reverse billing0 · 0% - Passive participant (no connection)1 · 7.1% A BIC does not imply a connection to the Swift network. ### Payment schemes Institutions that hold a BIC, reachable in each scheme - **Swift GPI members:** 1 institution - **Swift GPI members, live:** 1 institution [See 1 Swift GPI member →](https://elucidate.co/directory/search?cc=AF&flag=gpi) ## All BIC codes in Afghanistan Look up any of the 16 BIC codes registered in Afghanistan: the head offices and branch codes of the 14 institutions here that hold a BIC, with their LEIs and flags. [Download the list (JSON)](https://elucidate.co/data/banks/countries/AF.json) ### Where branch codes cluster Branch codes by city, top 2 - Herat1 - Kabul1 ## Other countries in South Asia The directory has pages for 7 other countries and territories in South Asia. [Bangladesh](https://elucidate.co/directory/country/bd) [Bhutan](https://elucidate.co/directory/country/bt) [India](https://elucidate.co/directory/country/in) [Maldives](https://elucidate.co/directory/country/mv) [Nepal](https://elucidate.co/directory/country/np) [Pakistan](https://elucidate.co/directory/country/pk) [Sri Lanka](https://elucidate.co/directory/country/lk) Sources & method Each institution counts once, in one country: the BIC country when it holds a BIC, otherwise the country of the register that lists it. Licences in other countries are shown on its page. Sanctions listings are matched on the BIC and on the LEI mapped to it, so they cover institutions that hold a BIC only. Institutions without a BIC are not screened. Always screen against the official lists. [Read the methodology →](https://elucidate.co/directory/methodology) Sources for this page - **Swift ISO 9362 BIC directory**—institutions and branch codes, mapped to LEIs through the Swift and GLEIF BIC-to-LEI relationship file. As at 23 September 2026 - **OFAC SDN and consolidated lists**—US Treasury · [source ↗](https://ofac.treasury.gov/sanctions-list-service) published 23 September 2026 - **EU consolidated financial sanctions list**—European Commission generated 22 September 2026 - **GLEIF relationship records (Level 2)**—accounting consolidation as reported to GLEIF · [about Level 2 data ↗](https://www.gleif.org/en/lei-data/access-and-use-lei-data/level-2-data-who-owns-whom) as at 25 September 2026 ## Assess the financial crime risk behind a counterparty A BIC or a licence identifies an entity; it does not assess it. The Elucidate FinCrime Index (EFI) is an independent score of the financial crime risk of banks and payment firms. [Read about the FinCrime Index](https://elucidate.co/ratings). [Book a demo](https://elucidate.co/demo-request) Licence and registration data are drawn from the public registers of the regulators named on each page and shown for information only; the official register is always the authority. LEIs and ownership are from GLEIF. Directory and gpi data are drawn from SWIFT's public sources. SWIFT, Swift gpi and UETR are trademarks of S.W.I.F.T. SC, Avenue Adèle 1, 1310 La Hulpe, Belgium. Elucidate is not affiliated with, endorsed by or sponsored by SWIFT or any regulator named here. Elucidate does not provide payment or other financial services.