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Afghanistan Flag
Cigarettes
Traditional Smokeless
HTP
E-cigarettes
Snus
Pouches
NRT
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Profile
Afghanistan Flag
Cigarettes
Traditional Smokeless
HTP
E-cigarettes
Snus
Pouches
NRT
Data sourced: 2022.   Page updated: 2025-05-28

Nicotine Replacement Therapy (NRT) is banned in Afghanistan. NRT products are not regulated as medicinal products, and it is not legal to sell them. There is no government support for NRT products, as they are not on the country's essential drugs list. It is unclear whether these products can be imported for personal use, so it is advised to keep your prescription and purchase documents with you.

Regulation

References:
  1. WHO report on the global tobacco epidemic, 2023. Available at: https://cdn.who.int/media/docs/default-source/country-profiles/tobacco/gtcr-2023/tobacco-2023-afg.pdf?sfvrsn=bb219526_3&download=true. Accessed: 5 May 2025.

Availability

No
1
2022
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Year Value Reference/Comment
2019 Yes 1A
2022 No 1A
References:
  1. WHO Report on the Global Tobacco Epidemic 2019. https://www.who.int/tobacco/global_report/en/ (2019).
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Year Value Reference/Comment
2019 Yes 1A
2022 No 1A
References:
  1. WHO Report on the Global Tobacco Epidemic 2019. https://www.who.int/tobacco/global_report/en/ (2019).
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Year Value Reference/Comment
2019 Pharmacy 1A
2022 None 1A
References:
  1. WHO Report on the Global Tobacco Epidemic 2019. https://www.who.int/tobacco/global_report/en/ (2019).
References:
  1. WHO report on the global tobacco epidemic, 2023. Available at: https://cdn.who.int/media/docs/default-source/country-profiles/tobacco/gtcr-2023/tobacco-2023-afg.pdf?sfvrsn=bb219526_3&download=true. Accessed: 5 May 2025.
  2. WHO Report on the Global Tobacco Epidemic 2019. https://www.who.int/tobacco/global_report/en/ (2019).

Formal support

No NRT is not on the country's essential drugs list.
1 A
2022
References:
  1. 1. WHO report on the global tobacco epidemic, 2023. Available at: https://cdn.who.int/media/docs/default-source/country-profiles/tobacco/gtcr-2023/tobacco-2023-afg.pdf?sfvrsn=bb219526_3&download=true. Accessed: 5 May 2025. 2. Tobacco Atlas. Afghanistan. Available at: https://tobaccoatlas.org/factsheets/afghanistan/. Accessed: 8 May 2025.
Comments:
  1. NRT cost is not covered by the government.
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