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Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan 路 Capital: Kabul

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Upcoming elections

No upcoming national election is on record for Afghanistan.

How Afghanistan is governed

System of government
Unitary Islamic emirate and theocratic de facto government under Taliban rule

gov.uk Official source

When the Taliban took control of Afghanistan in August 2021, they established an Islamic Emirate.

Recorded 8 Oct 2026

Enforced Constitution of Afghanistan | Ministry of Justice Official source

The President shall be the head of state of the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan [...] The Commission shall be established to manage and supervise all kinds of elections

Recorded 8 Oct 2026

Head of state
Supreme Leader (Amir al-Mu'minin)

gov.uk Official source

When the Taliban took control of Afghanistan in August 2021, they established an Islamic Emirate.

Recorded 8 Oct 2026

Enforced Constitution of Afghanistan | Ministry of Justice Official source

The President shall be the head of state of the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan [...] The Commission shall be established to manage and supervise all kinds of elections

Recorded 8 Oct 2026

Head of government
Prime Minister

gov.uk Official source

When the Taliban took control of Afghanistan in August 2021, they established an Islamic Emirate.

Recorded 8 Oct 2026

Enforced Constitution of Afghanistan | Ministry of Justice Official source

The President shall be the head of state of the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan [...] The Commission shall be established to manage and supervise all kinds of elections

Recorded 8 Oct 2026

Electoral authority
No functioning national electoral management body; the former Independent Election Commission and Independent Electoral Complaints Commission were dissolved

gov.uk Official source

When the Taliban took control of Afghanistan in August 2021, they established an Islamic Emirate.

Recorded 8 Oct 2026

Enforced Constitution of Afghanistan | Ministry of Justice Official source

The President shall be the head of state of the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan [...] The Commission shall be established to manage and supervise all kinds of elections

Recorded 8 Oct 2026

The Taliban authorities govern through a Supreme Leader, decrees, religious principles and an appointed cabinet. The 2004 republican constitution has been suspended, there is no elected national parliament, and no nationally elected offices are currently operating.

gov.uk Official source

When the Taliban took control of Afghanistan in August 2021, they established an Islamic Emirate.

Recorded 8 Oct 2026

Enforced Constitution of Afghanistan | Ministry of Justice Official source

The President shall be the head of state of the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan [...] The Commission shall be established to manage and supervise all kinds of elections

Recorded 8 Oct 2026

Past elections

Newest first. Results are as the sources published them.

Results

The latest elections with a result table. Provisional figures can change until the count is certified.

2019 Afghan presidential election

Final resultsTurnout 18.9%

Share of the vote (%): all 3 lines, as in the table
Results of 2019 Afghan presidential election
Party or candidateVotesShareSource
Ashraf Ghani Elected923,59250.6%

afghanistan-analysts.org News report

This represents less than a fifth of the registered electorate, just 18.8 per cent of the 9,665,745 voters

Recorded 8 Oct 2026

tolonews.com News report

The final results of the election, according to the IEC, show that President Ashraf Ghani has the highest count with 50.6% of the total, at 923,592 votes.

Recorded 8 Oct 2026

Abdullah Abdullah (National Coalition of Afghanistan)720,84139.5%

afghanistan-analysts.org News report

This represents less than a fifth of the registered electorate, just 18.8 per cent of the 9,665,745 voters

Recorded 8 Oct 2026

tolonews.com News report

The final results of the election, according to the IEC, show that President Ashraf Ghani has the highest count with 50.6% of the total, at 923,592 votes.

Recorded 8 Oct 2026

Gulbuddin Hekmatyar (Hezb-e Islami Gulbuddin)70,2413.9%

afghanistan-analysts.org News report

This represents less than a fifth of the registered electorate, just 18.8 per cent of the 9,665,745 voters

Recorded 8 Oct 2026

tolonews.com News report

The final results of the election, according to the IEC, show that President Ashraf Ghani has the highest count with 50.6% of the total, at 923,592 votes.

Recorded 8 Oct 2026

2018 Afghan parliamentary election 路 20 October 2018

Final resultsTurnout 38%

Results of 2018 Afghan parliamentary election
Party or candidateVotesShareSeatsSource
Independent candidates Elected3,409,329100%244

en.wikipedia.org Wikipedia

3,296,643 people voted out of 8,663,531 registered to vote, a turnout of 38%.

Recorded 8 Oct 2026 路 Licence: CC BY-SA 4.0

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Afghanistan in numbers

From the World Bank, each with the year it is from.

Sources

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