press rank #174 · 
~$519/mo
Can you live unwatched in Afghanistan?
Restricted press and civil liberties, ranked #174. Not individually assessed beyond public indices.
The privacy scorecard
12 cameras / 1,000 people press rank #174 ~$519/mo national average
Childhood vaccines: recommended, never required
No national law requires it. Campaigns, not statutes, are what reach a child here.
If you skip them: Nothing.
Exemptions: Not needed.
Source: Georgetown AMP EID, survey of national legislation, 2024
Legal & financial exposure
Facts about the law, not a privacy score: whether each one helps or hurts depends on what you are trying to do.
Does not report your account balances abroad
No extradition treaty with the US
ID required to buy a SIM card
Crypto mining is banned
Cryptocurrency mining is explicitly banned here.
3 of 7 signals are unverified for this country: not shown, rather than guessed.
4 real places in Afghanistan
Facial recognition, Bitcoin friendliness and cost vary by city even inside the same country.
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