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List of all companies in Afghanistan

Afghanistan has 21,010 registered companies and businesses in our data, counted on 21 October 2026. 9,934 of them are corporations. We build the records from the national business register and other official sources, and add the sole traders, branch locations and public bodies a register leaves out. Most of them are small: 7% have fewer than five employees. Below you find the largest, the smallest, the newest and the oldest companies in Afghanistan, where they are based and what they do. Want to buy the list of all 21,010 Afghan companies as an API integration or Excel file? Get it from our Afghan company database.

21,010 companies indexed · Data counted on 21 October 2026

Companies21,010
Corporations9,934
Provinces3
Largest provinceKabul 2%
Employees20-49
Revenue$1M-$5M
Email0%
Phone99%
Website0%
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Afghan company list: all 21,010 companies

The list of all companies and businesses in Afghanistan, live and sorted by revenue. Narrow it by region, city, industry, size, revenue, legal form or founding year. The full search is on our Afghan company directory.

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Showing 25 of 21,010 companies
Company NameCountryCityAddress 1State/ProvincePostal CodeFounding YearYearly Revenue in U.S. DollarsEmployees TotalBusiness Legal Type - DescriptionNumber of Companies in Group
1
Narange Cosntruction Company
Afghanistan
Kabul
Kolala Poshta
N/A
0093
N/A
$592,809,475
2,165
Partnership of unknown type
N/A
2
Salam Nazari
Afghanistan
Kabul
Kart-E-char Street
N/A
93000
2007
$555,328,300
2,525
Partnership of unknown type
N/A
3
Bakhter Development Network- Bdn
Afghanistan
Kabul
Karti Parwan Haji Mir Ahmad Street
N/A
1006
N/A
$345,411,200
3,200
Non profit organization
N/A
4
Strategic Alliance For Afghanistan Reconstruction
Afghanistan
Kabul
3rd, Micraroyan
N/A
N/A
N/A
$317,824,500
3,500
N/A
5
Ariana Afghan Airlines
Afghanistan
Kabul
Char Rahi Shaheed
Kabul
N/A
1955
$292,413,576
1,851
Local government body
39
6
Marco Polo Hendukush Construction Logistics Company
Afghanistan
Kabul
Shar-E-now
N/A
25000
N/A
$270,888,000
2,000
Proprietorship
N/A
7
Hewad Dost Group LTD
Afghanistan
Kabul
New Bagram Road
N/A
N/A
2003
$233,756,420
1,940
Corporation
N/A
8
Afghan Youth Services Organization
Afghanistan
Kabul
Street 1, 3rd District
N/A
1006
2006
$214,294,998
2,154
Non profit organization
N/A
9
Kbr Services LLC
Afghanistan
Parwan
Building 410, Bagram Air Base, Bagram
N/A
N/A
2019
$162,540,000
2,000
Corporation
N/A
10
Crestive Construction
Afghanistan
Kabul
Street 1 District 10 Shar E Naw
N/A
26000
N/A
$137,117,000
500
Proprietorship
N/A
11
Icon Construction
Afghanistan
Kabul
Qaser E Bakhtawar Shar E Naw
N/A
N/A
N/A
$136,907,500
500
Proprietorship
N/A
12
Lina Sahra Construction
Afghanistan
Kabul
12 Street, Plot 2, Office 11
N/A
26000
2020
$136,907,500
500
Corporation
N/A
13
Albironi Construction & Engineering
Afghanistan
Kabul
Spenkly Squar, 5th District, Khoshal Khan
N/A
45000
N/A
$136,907,500
500
Corporation
N/A
14
Rma Group (afghanistan) LTD
Afghanistan
Kabul
Kabul - Jalalabad Road, District 9
N/A
N/A
2011
$136,907,500
500
Corporation
2
15
Compound Builders International Company (cbic)
Afghanistan
Kabul
Esmat Muslim Street Shahr-E-now, Kart-E-now
N/A
N/A
N/A
$136,907,500
500
Partnership of unknown type
N/A
16
Habibullah Asifi Construction Company
Afghanistan
Mazar-E Sharif
Airport Road
N/A
19000
2011
$136,907,500
500
Corporation
N/A
17
Dunya Kahkashan Construction Architectural & Road Company
Afghanistan
Kabul
13 Street Wazir Mohammad Akbar Khan
N/A
26000
N/A
$131,959,200
600
Corporation
N/A
18
Focus Trade Mark Group
Afghanistan
Kabul
Building 52, District:6, Karte-3
N/A
N/A
2009
$123,216,750
450
N/A
19
Arrow Petroleum CO LTD
Afghanistan
Kabul
Hamid Karzai Kabul International Airport
N/A
N/A
N/A
$114,994,000
1,375
Corporation
N/A
20
Kabul Return Construction
Afghanistan
Kabul
3th Street Taimani District 4
N/A
26000
N/A
$109,966,000
500
Partnership of unknown type
N/A
21
Epic Modern Construction
Afghanistan
Kabul
Building 12, Street 2, Office 3 Floor, Taimani
N/A
26000
N/A
$109,966,000
500
Proprietorship
N/A
22
Aspic Engineering And Construction Company
Afghanistan
Kabul
Near Police Station
N/A
N/A
2008
$109,526,000
400
Partnership of unknown type
N/A
23
Bahare Kabul Building Material And Construction Company LTD.
Afghanistan
Kabul
3rd Street
N/A
N/A
N/A
$107,132,000
1,000
Corporation
N/A
24
Facts(first Afghan Construction & Transportation Compa
Afghanistan
Kabul
Building 698 Kalula Pushta Road
N/A
N/A
N/A
$101,832,255
547
Partnership of unknown type
N/A
25
Jmc Trading
Afghanistan
Kabul
Kabul, Kart-E-parwan, Str 54
N/A
1001
N/A
$101,680,060
340
Corporation
N/A

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How many companies are there in Afghanistan?

Companies and businesses in Afghanistan

21,010

21 October 2026

There are 21,010 companies and businesses in Afghanistan in our data, counted on 21 October 2026. That is every kind of business, not only the registered companies: 9,934 corporations, 1,918 sole traders and 3,998 partnerships. On top of those come 2,283 non-profit organisations, 10 branches of foreign companies and 489 public bodies.

Structure

Single-site businesses
20,838 99%
Head offices
94
Branch locations
78

Legal form

Corporations
9,934 47%
Sole traders
1,918
Partnerships
3,998

Per working day this year

≈ 0

new companies registered · 3 so far in 2026

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Largest companies in Afghanistan

Which are the largest companies in Afghanistan? That depends on what you measure. By number of employees the biggest employer is Da Afghanistan Breshna Sherkat, with 10,000 staff, ahead of Road and Roof Construction Company JV Jyoti Structures and RRCC JV JSL. By yearly revenue the largest company is Hewad Dost Group, ahead of KBR Services and Lina Sahra Construction. Below are the top companies of Afghanistan ranked four ways: by number of employees, by yearly revenue, the largest public-sector employers and the biggest foreign companies in Afghanistan. 2 Afghan companies employ more than 10,000 people and 0 report more than $1 billion a year.

Da Afghanistan Breshna Sherkat has the largest headcount of any company in Afghanistan in our data. 2 Afghan companies list more than 10,000 people, 473 more than 500.

  1. 1Kabul10,000 staff
  2. 2Kabul5,000 staff
  3. 3Kabul5,000 staff
  4. 4Kabul4,789 staff
  5. 5Kabul4,789 staff
  6. 6Kabul4,567 staff
  7. 7Kabul3,500 staff
  8. 8Kabul3,500 staff
  9. 9Kabul3,500 staff
  10. 10Kabul3,400 staff

Headcount as it is recorded on the company; for a group's parent or holding company it is usually the whole group's, worldwide.

By employee size · 20,679 companies with a known headcount

EmployeesShareCompanies%
1-41,476
5-92,237
10-196,080
20-495,955
50-992,284
100-1991,381
200-499793
500+473

7% have 1 to 4 employees; 473 have 500 or more.

By yearly revenue (USD)

RevenueShareCompanies%
< $100K19
$100K-$500K590
$500K-$1M2,082
$1M-$5M14,724
$5M-$10M1,582
$10M-$100M796
$100M-$1B25
$1B+0

25 companies report more than $100 million; 0 more than $1 billion.

Small businesses in Afghanistan

Most companies in Afghanistan are small businesses. Of the 20,679 with a known headcount, 3,713 (18%) are micro businesses with fewer than ten employees, 12,035 are small (10 to 49) and 4,458 medium-sized (50 to 499). Only 473 employ 500 people or more, so 97.71% of Afghan companies are SMEs. This is where our data is strongest: sole traders, micro companies and single shops, each with an address and an industry code.

Size classShareCompanies%
Micro · fewer than 103,713
Small · 10 to 4912,035
Medium · 50 to 4994,458
Large · 500 or more473

1,476

companies have 1 to 4 employees (7%). 19 turn over less than $100,000 a year.

1,918

sole traders are in the data, each with an address and an industry code.

0%

of the 3 companies started in 2026 have 1 to 4 employees (0). Only 0 started with 200 staff or more.

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Where are companies in Afghanistan based?

Kabul has more companies than any other province in Afghanistan: 360, or 2% of the total, ahead of Herat (27) and Kandahar (22). Below you find all three provinces and the ten busiest cities, with a link to the local list where we have one.

three provinces

ProvinceShareCompanies%
Kabul360
Herat27
Kandahar22

Ten busiest cities

  1. Kabul15,970
  2. Kandahar904
  3. Herat670
  4. Mazar-E Sharif474
  5. Jalalabad465
  6. Khowst248
  7. Ghazni116
  8. Lashkar Gah107
  9. Mazar-I-Sharif76
  10. Kunduz65

Main industries in Afghanistan

Building construction is the biggest industry in Afghanistan by number of companies: 6,015, or 30% of all firms with an industry code. Next come travel and transport services (3,530) and social services (1,805). Companies are grouped here by their SIC code, the classification every company in our data carries, in every country. Below you find the main sectors, the largest industries with their biggest companies.

Building construction: 6,015, 30% · 21 October 2026Travel and transport services: 3,530, 18% · 21 October 2026Social services: 1,805, 9% · 21 October 2026Other services: 1,798, 9% · 21 October 2026Business services and IT: 1,500, 8% · 21 October 2026Wholesale (durable goods): 937, 5% · 21 October 2026Engineering, accounting and management: 809, 4% · 21 October 2026Civil engineering: 620, 3% · 21 October 2026Wholesale (consumer goods): 375, 2% · 21 October 2026Other: 2,579, 13% · 21 October 202619,968companies
  • Building construction6,01530%
  • Travel and transport services3,53018%
  • Social services1,8059%
  • Other services1,7989%
  • Business services and IT1,5008%
  • Wholesale (durable goods)9375%
  • Engineering, accounting and management8094%
  • Civil engineering6203%
  • Wholesale (consumer goods)3752%
  • Construction trades2561%
  • Government2361%
  • Education1770.9%
  • Telecoms and broadcasting1680.8%
  • Haulage and warehousing1320.7%
  • Livestock farming1310.7%
  • Other industries1,4797%

The fifteen largest of 77 SIC major groups; records without an industry code are not in this chart.

Largest industries in Afghanistan

6,015

Building construction

SIC 15: Building Construction General Contractors And Operative Builders

  1. 1Kabul3,500 staff
  2. 2Kabul3,000 staff
  3. 3Kabul2,500 staff

3,530

Travel and transport services

SIC 47: Transportation Services

  1. 1Kabul4,789 staff
  2. 2Kabul3,223 staff
  3. 3Kabul3,000 staff

1,805

Social services

SIC 83: Social Services

  1. 1Mazar-E Sharif212 staff
  2. 2Kabul150 staff
  3. 3Kabul124 staff

1,798

Other services

SIC 89: Miscellaneous Services

  1. 1Kabul5,000 staff
  2. 2Kabul4,567 staff
  3. 3Kabul1,375 staff

1,500

Business services and IT

SIC 73: Business Services

  1. 1Kabul3,075 staff
  2. 2Kabul3,000 staff
  3. 3Kabul1,200 staff

937

Wholesale (durable goods)

SIC 50: Wholesale Trade-durable Goods

  1. 1Kabul1,940 staff
  2. 2Kabul550 staff
  3. 3Kabul510 staff

809

Engineering, accounting and management

SIC 87: Engineering, Accounting, Research, Management, And Related Services

  1. 1Bagram Airbase1,900 staff
  2. 2Kabul1,000 staff
  3. 3Kabul678 staff

620

Civil engineering

SIC 16: Heavy Construction Other Than Building Construction Contractors

  1. 1Kabul3,400 staff
  2. 2Kabul2,500 staff
  3. 3Kabul1,500 staff

New companies and startups in Afghanistan in 2026

3 new companies and startups registered in Afghanistan so far in 2026, about 0 every working day, after 18 new businesses in 2025. Most startups begin small: 0% of this year's newcomers have one to four employees. 3 of them are corporations.

≈ 0

new companies register every working day in 2026

0%

of this year's startups begin with one to four employees

18

new companies in 2025

Companies founded per year

  1. 352022
  2. 442023
  3. 242024
  4. 182025
  5. 32026 so far

The biggest newcomers of 2026

A new registration is often a restructuring, not a start-up: the largest newcomers are new holding and property companies for existing businesses.

  1. 1Kabul12 staff
  2. 2Kabul10 staff
  3. 3Balkh0 staff

Oldest companies in Afghanistan

Our data holds 7 Afghan organisations founded before 1950. The national business register dates a company from the creation of its current legal unit, so older firms show a later founding year.

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62

Afghan companies were founded before 1990

14

were founded in 1990

62 Afghan organisations in our data were founded before 1990.

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What you can reach: contact data on Afghan companies

0 Afghan companies have a website on record (0%), 20,769 a phone number (99%) and 0 an email address (0%). Among corporations: 0% have a website and 0% an email address.

FieldShareCompanies%
Website0
Phone20,769
Email0
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Questions about companies in Afghanistan

Every answer is counted from the data on this page (21 October 2026).

There are 21,010 companies and businesses in Afghanistan in our data, counted on 21 October 2026. 9,934 of them are corporations.
21,010. That includes 1,918 sole traders and 3,998 partnerships.
9,934 corporations, 47% of all Afghan businesses in our data (21 October 2026).
Of the 20,679 Afghan companies with a known headcount, 20,206 have fewer than 500 employees: 3,713 micro, 12,035 small and 4,458 medium-sized. 473 are large enterprises.
Hewad Dost Group, with $233.8 million in yearly revenue, ahead of KBR Services ($162.5M) and Lina Sahra Construction ($136.9M).
Da Afghanistan Breshna Sherkat, with 10,000 staff on its record (for a group's parent this is usually the whole group's headcount).
360, 2% of all Afghan companies (21 October 2026).
3 so far in 2026, about 0 per working day, after 18 in 2025.
From the national business register and other official sources, combined with company websites and filings, and refreshed every month.
0, 0% of all Afghan companies. 20,769 have a phone number and 0 an email address.
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