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.AF domain
The official country domain of Afghanistan
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Useful information about .af domains
Trends & General Information
Since October 1997 the .af domain exists as Internet country code top-level domain of Afghanistan. Initially a private individual from Kabul managed the registration of the .af domain, only a few orders have been processed. In the course of the Afghan civil war, the Internet Assigned Numbers Authority (IANA) lost contact with this person, whereupon the registration of new domains was stopped and is possible again since 2002.
Any interested Internet users around the world can buy and register a personal .af domain on the second level - domain orders at third level are reserved for citizens and companies in Afghanistan.
General information about the .af domain extension
| Domain transfer | |
| Transfer auth-code | |
| Domain security | |
| Change of ownership | |
| Internationalized Domain Names (IDN) | |
| Numeric domains | |
| Registry | NIC.af (Website | Regulations) |
Periods
| New registration | 1 year up to max. 5 years | |
| Renewal | 1 year | |
| Duration of registration | It takes a few seconds to register the .af domain. | |
| Notice period | The notice period for termination is 4 days before the domain expires. | |
Special provisions if you want to buy a .af domain
| Domain length |
If you buy a af-domain, it is allowed to have 3 - 63 signs. Do not place hyphens at the beginning or at the end of a domain nor put 2 consecutive ones (e.g. aa--bb.af). |
Further information on .af domains
Benefits
In particular companies and individuals from Afghanistan as well as the neighbouring countries use the potential of .af domains and demonstrate an economic, cultural or ethnic orientation to Afghanistan.
If you want to buy and register your personal .af domain, we need some information including your desired domain and your personal data. We would still ask you to select your domain according to the following criteria: Total available are between 3 and 63 characters. You may use numbers and hyphens within the address, as well as pure numeric domains. Unfortunately, the use of special characters is not allowed.
Are you looking for an additional domain? Take a look on the .cx domain of the Christmas Island or some domains from the Asian region. easyname offers you among others the .cn domain for China and the .tw domain for Taiwan. You can buy and register all these domains easily online and in real-time.
Statistics
Unfortunately there are no precise data on the number of registered .af domains. The Afghan Ministry of communication and it is responsible for managing registered domains. Because there's still political turmoil in Afghanistan, it can be assumed that mainly companies and private individuals from other countries buy and register .af domains.
Price information
| New registration | £99.00 |
| Annual fee | £99.00 |
| Setup | £0.00 |
| Transfer (excluding annual fee) | £99.00 |
| Domain changes | £0.00 |
| Change of ownership | £0.00 |
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