page_title: COVID-19 pandemic in South Asia
section_title: Afghanistan
hierarchical_section_title: COVID-19 pandemic in South Asia / Pandemic by country / Afghanistan
caption_attribution_description: English: Map of the COVID-19 outbreak in Afghanistan as of 26 August 2020. Be aware that since this is a rapidly evolving situation, new cases may not be immediately represented visually. Refer to the primary article 2020 coronavirus outbreak in Afghanistan for most recent reported case information &#160; Confirmed 0&#160; Confirmed 1–99&#160; Confirmed 100–499&#160; Confirmed 500–999&#160; Confirmed 1000–4999&#160; Confirmed ≥5000 &#160; Confirmed cases reported Badakhshan Badghis Baghlan Balkh Bamyan Daykundi Farah Faryab Ghazni Ghor Herat Jowzjan Kabul Kandahar Kapisa Kunduz Logar Nangarhar Nimruz Paktia Paktika Panjshir Parwan Samangan Sar-e Pol Takhar Wardak Zabul &#160; Suspected cases reported None
context_page_description: Countries and territories in South Asia have been affected by the COVID-19 pandemic. The first South Asian country to report a confirmed case was Nepal, which documented its first case on 23 January 2020, in a man who had returned from China on 5 January. As of 2 July, at least one case of COVID-19 has been reported in every country in South Asia. Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Pakistan and Maldives have implemented lockdowns, Sri Lanka has responded with quarantine curfews while India and Nepal have declared a country-wide lockdown. Countries have also instituted various levels of restrictions on international travel, some countries have completely sealed off their land borders and grounded most international flights.
  India, Pakistan and Bangladesh were three South Asian countries that overtook China in terms of the number of coronavirus cases. In the middle of May, India was the first South Asian country to overtake China in terms of the number of coronavirus cases. On 4 June, Pakistan was the second South Asian country. And on 13 June, Bangladesh was the third South Asian country.
  In India, the number of recoveries exceeded the number of active cases on 10 June.
context_section_description: On 24 February, Afghanistan confirmed its first COVID-19 case, in a 35-year-old man from Herat province. On 7 March, three new cases were confirmed in Herat. On 10 March, the first case outside of Herat province, was reported in Samangan province, bringing the total to five. By 22 March, the day Afghanistan confirmed its first official death, the total number of cases had risen to 40. As of 29 March, a total of 120 cases had been confirmed, resulting in four deaths and three recoveries.
  Afghanistan temporarily closed its border with Iran on 23 February when first suspected cases emerged in Herat province bordering Iran. In March, 
  it restricted most international flights. By the end of March, strict restrictions on the movement of people and public gatherings were in place in several provinces; lockdowns had also been implemented, including in Kabul and Kandahar.
caption: Map of the number of confirmed cases of COVID-19 in Afghanistan as of 17 April 2020.    Confirmed cases 0   Confirmed cases 1–9   Confirmed cases 10–19   Confirmed cases 20-99   Confirmed cases ≥100
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