Afghanistan eSIM

Roshan (TDCA) 4G
Free hotspot No throttling on fixed-data plans
How much data, for how long?

7 days

15 days

Validity does not start until your eSIM connects to a supported network at your destination. There is no deadline for first use. You can buy now and keep your plan for a future trip. Full refund on request, used or unused. We always refund the full amount you paid when you request it, whether your eSIM is unused, partly used or fully used. There is no time limit for requesting a refund.
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Afghanistan
1 GB · 7 days
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There is no deadline for first use. You can buy now and keep your plan for a future trip.

Afghanistan eSIM for work, aid and family communications

Assess an Afghanistan data-only eSIM for an authorised work assignment, aid deployment or family visit. Local restrictions, infrastructure and device compatibility affect access. Read your government's official travel advice before making any journey.

Communication planning for Afghanistan starts with the organisation or family receiving you. A Kabul office, a Herat household and a provincial work site can have very different access arrangements, electricity supply and network availability. Mobile service can be disrupted or restricted, and an eSIM is not proof that a journey can proceed. Check current official government travel advice and the receiving team's procedures before booking. Establish essential contacts and a communication fallback independently of any mobile-data purchase.

How eSIM works in Afghanistan

Confirm that your unlocked handset supports eSIM and that its use is consistent with your organisation's current device guidance. Install over Wi-Fi before departure and keep the setup instructions available securely. If your journey involves Kabul's airport, settle collection and the receiving contact in advance. Once in Afghanistan, select the profile for mobile data and use its required data-roaming settings. Installing the profile does not start the validity period; it starts when the eSIM first connects to a supported network in Afghanistan. Successful installation does not establish that local service will be available.

  1. Buy a plan

    Pick a destination, data allowance and validity period.

  2. Install your eSIM

    Scan the QR or auto-install in the app — no physical SIM.

  3. Land & connect

    Data activates on first connection at your destination.

Size it to your trip

Pick the profile closest to your trip. The estimate assumes normal use — maps, messaging, photos, a short call home.

As a rule of thumb, a 3–4 day city break runs on about 1–3 GB, a one-week trip on 3–5 GB, a two-week multi-country tour on 8–12 GB, and working on the road takes about 1 GB a day, so 15 GB or more for two weeks.

Recommended size
3GB3–4 days
≈0.4 GB a day
  • Maps every day
  • Messaging and photos
  • A short call home most days
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In total, a 1 GB data allowance covers roughly 330 shared photos, 17 hours of social media and browsing, 2.9 hours of video calls, 13 hours of music streaming, or about 200 hours of maps and navigation. Messaging apps barely use data.

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Important cities in Afghanistan

Kabul · City guide

Kabul

For a Kabul arrival, agree the collection procedure with the receiving organisation or family before flying. Keep the essential contact and address accessible under their device guidance. A mobile connection may help with agreed updates, but the handover needs to remain workable if the phone cannot connect.

Kabul eSIM — set up before you fly

Why Horizon

Assess access before relying on the allowance

Start with present service availability and your receiving team's communication requirements, then compare the displayed data and validity with the assignment or family stay. Horizon includes free personal hotspot sharing; on a compatible, approved device, a connected laptop consumes the same allowance as the phone. Horizon fixed-data plans have no throttling. These product policies do not overcome service restrictions, outages or an unsuitable local connection. Avoid making essential reporting dependent on this profile, and settle the fallback with the people responsible for the visit before departure.

Horizon eSIM Before you travel

Plan for

Afghanistan

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  • Flexible choice

    Better plans, built for real trips

    Compare the listed data allowances and validity periods for your destination.

  • Before departure

    Easy to use

    Install over reliable Wi-Fi before departure and follow the plan's activation instructions.

  • Clear comparison

    Compare the full plan

    Review the current price, data, validity and coverage before checkout. Horizon fixed-data plans have no throttling.

  • Reuse when eligible

    Reuse an eligible eSIM

    When the selected plan supports reuse or top-ups, My eSIMs shows the eligible options for the installed profile.

  • Usage control

    Stay connected

    We'll alert you as you approach your limit. If the plan supports a top-up, My eSIMs shows the eligible options.

  • Multi-country

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    Choose country, regional or global coverage and check every destination in the plan details.

Frequently asked questions

Where should I check whether a journey to Afghanistan can proceed?

Read your own government's current official Afghanistan travel advice and consult the organisation responsible for the visit. For example, the UK Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office publishes an Afghanistan travel-advice page on GOV.UK. This product page is not an assessment of permission or safety.

Does buying an eSIM confirm current mobile availability?

No. A listing or successful installation cannot confirm service at your arrival point, workplace or family home. Check current operational availability before buying, and ask the receiving team how interruptions are handled locally.

What should I arrange before a Kabul airport arrival?

Settle the collection procedure and the contact responsible for receiving you, following your organisation's or family's arrangements. Do not make the first handover depend on sending a new message from the airport.

Can an aid team use this as its only communication method?

It should follow its own approved communication plan, including alternatives for outages and missed check-ins. A commercial data eSIM is a supplementary option where a supported connection exists, not a substitute for operational or emergency communications.

Will the Afghanistan plan work in Pakistan, Iran or Uzbekistan?

Those are separate countries and are not included in an Afghanistan country plan. The same applies to Tajikistan, Turkmenistan and China. This page does not establish that any border crossing is open or that a route is permitted.

Can I assume the same access in Kabul and a provincial location?

No. Infrastructure, local restrictions and reception can differ between cities and rural sites. Ask the contact responsible for the actual destination about current conditions and arrange any essential document access before a movement.

Does the profile provide a local number for official or family contacts?

This service supplies data only, without ordinary telephone calls, SMS or a local number. If a procedure requires a telephone number or voice service, arrange that separately through the receiving team before relying on this profile.

Will Horizon slow down my data?

No. Horizon fixed-data plans have no throttling. There is no daily limit that slows you down, so you can use your whole plan in one day if you need to. Your speed depends on the local network, your signal and how busy the network is. When your data allowance is used up, the plan stops rather than slowing down.

Can I get a refund if I already used some data?

Yes. We always refund the full amount you paid when you request it, whether your eSIM is unused, partly used or fully used. There is no time limit for requesting a refund.

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