.COM.AF

Name: .COM.AF — TLD Knowledge Base
Creator: AFGNIC

Afghanistan

AFGNIC · SubTLD · Updated 2026-09-10

Open

Specifications

Zone: com.af
Registration: Real-time
Registration period: 1 year
Character length: 1-63
IPv6: Yes
Nameservers: 2-7 nameservers
Transfer time: Standard
Auth code format: Standard EPP
Redemption period: Standard
Handle updates: Yes
WHOIS update: Standard
WHOIS server: whois.nic.af
Connection: Direct
Data set: ccTLD
Auth code: Yes

Eligibility & Restrictions

Open to anyone worldwide for .com.af, .net.af, .org.af. Direct .af may have more restrictions. Registry operations severely disrupted since August 2021.

REGISTRY STABILITY WARNING: AFGNIC operations severely disrupted since August 2021 (Taliban takeover). Exercise extreme caution before accepting .AF orders.

Registration

Registry allows up to 2 years. We currently offer 1 year.

Transfer Procedure

Standard auth code transfer.

📘 ICANN Transfer Policy (IRTP) — See ICANN Transfer Policy for the full IRTP framework, auth code rules, 60-day lock periods, and TEAC.

Registrant Change

Standard process.

📘 ICANN OwnerChange (COR) — See ICANN OwnerChange for COR triggers, FOA/DA modes, 60-day lock, and opt-out.

Renewal & Deletion

Standard.

📘 ICANN ERRP — See ICANN ERRP for the standard gTLD expiry lifecycle (Auto-Renew Grace → RGP → Pending Delete → Released).

Restore / Redemption Grace Period

Standard.

📘 ICANN ERRP — See ICANN ERRP for RGP details and standard restore fees.

WHOIS / Privacy

Standard WHOIS.

📘 ICANN Registration Data Policy — See Registration Data Policy for RDP 2025, RDAP, redaction defaults, and privacy/proxy rules.

NIS2 Compliance

N/A.

📘 NIS2 Compliance — See NIS2 Compliance for Article 28 requirements, registry implementation status, and operational impact.

Known Error Codes & Notes

Registry instability: CRITICAL: Registry stability severely compromised post-August 2021. Verify current operational status before placing any orders. Renewals and transfers may fail.

Data controllers

Ministry of Communications and IT (org) Mohammad Jan Khan Watt, Kabul 26000, Afghanistan
Ministry of Communications and IT — General Manager .AF (admin) Mohammad Jan Khan Watt, Kabul 26000, Afghanistan

Error codes

EF00804
EF01017
EF03008
EF00512
EF01008
EF01009
EF03005
EF01002
EF03007
EF03006
EF01075
EF03011
EF01055
EF03010
EF01095
EF01074
EF0103118

Required fields

techc/email
ownerc/email
adminc/email

Restrictions

Restore is only possible after domain has expired, not after the explicit deletion of the domain.
Domains can be registered without restrictions.

Root nameservers

NS1.ANYCASTDNS.CZ
NS.ANYCAST.NIC.AF
NS2.ANYCASTDNS.CZ

Tasks (API)

create · available · chargeable · automatic
renew · available · chargeable · automatic
delete · available · automatic
restoreNE · available · automatic
update · available · automatic
transfer · available · chargeable · automatic · AuthInfo required
restoreARGP · available · automatic
updateStatus · available · automatic
preack · available · automatic

API

Domain Create

POST https://api.autodns.com/v1/domain

{
  "name": "example.com.af",
  "ownerc": {
    "id": 23142212
  },
  "adminc": {
    "id": 23142212
  },
  "techc": {
    "id": 23142212
  },
  "nameServers": [
    {
      "name": "ns1.example.com"
    },
    {
      "name": "ns2.example.com"
    }
  ],
  "confirmOrder": false
}

Domain Transfer

POST https://api.autodns.com/v1/domain/_transfer

{
  "name": "example.com.af",
  "auth": "(AUTH_CODE)"
}

Create AuthInfo1

POST https://api.autodns.com/v1/domain/example.com.af/_authinfo1

Standard EPP auth code.

Domain Restore

POST https://api.autodns.com/v1/domain/example.com.af/_restore