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Guidance

Afghanistan: country policy and information notes

Guidance used by UK Visas and Immigration to make decisions in asylum and human rights applications.

From:
UK Visas and Immigration
Published
9 December 2016
Last updated
48 NovemberAugust 2025 — See all updates

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Country policy and information notes (previously known as country information and guidance reports) are used by UK Visas and Immigration officials to make decisions in asylum and human rights applications.

The notes also give information on asylum seekers’ countries of origin.

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Updates to this page

Published 9 December 2016
Last updated 48 NovemberAugust 2025 + show all updates

  1. Information on healthcare and medical treatment updated.

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Update history

2025-11-04 14:03
Information on healthcare and medical treatment updated.

2025-08-08 09:56
Published the country policy and information note: fear of the Taliban, Afghanistan, August 2025.

2024-11-11 16:07
The country policy and information note: unaccompanied children, Afghanistan has been updated to version 4, November 2024.

2024-09-05 11:16
The country policy and information note: security situation, Afghanistan, April 2022 has been removed as it is out of date.

2024-08-16 12:56
The humanitarian situation note has been updated throughout.

2024-08-16 09:12
Published an updated version of the country policy and information note: fear of the Taliban.

2022-04-29 11:25
Updated information on fear of the Taliban; humanitarian situation; security situation.