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Afghan passport ranked the world’s least powerful
Japan has the world’s most powerful passport as its citizens can travel to 191 countries around the world visa-free or visa on arrival.
The Henley Passport Index, which measures the world’s most travel-friendly passports from time to time based on data received from the International Air Transport Authority (IATA), has released its report for 2021.
According to the report, Singaporean passports with free-visa access to 190 territories remained in second place, and South Korea and Germany with access to 189 destinations also remained in third place.
Meanwhile, Afghan citizens have visa-free or visa on arrival access to 26 countries only, ranking 110th place or the world’s least powerful passport.
Afghan citizens can travel to the following countries and territories visa-free:
Cape Verde Islands, Comores Islands, Guinea-Bissau, Madagascar, Mauritania, Mozambique, Rwanda, Senegal, Seychelles, Somalia, Togo, Uganda, Cook Islands, Micronesia, Niue, Palau Islands, Samoa, Tuvalu, Dominica, Haiti, St. Vincent, and the Grenadines, Bangladesh, Cambodia, Macao (SAR China), Maldives, and Timor-Leste.
Top ten powerful passports in 2021:
- Japan – 191 destinations
- Singapore – 190 destinations
- South Korea, Germany – 189 destinations
- Italy, Finland, Spain, Luxembourg – 188 destinations
- Denmark, Austria – 187 destinations
- Sweden, France, Portugal, Netherlands, Ireland – 186 destinations
- Switzerland, United States, United Kingdom, Norway, Belgium, and New Zealand – 185 destinations
- Greece, Malta, Czech Republic, Australia – 184 destinations
- Canada – 183 destinations
- Hungary – 181 destinations
Ten least powerful passports to hold in 2021:
- Iran and Bangladesh – 41 destinations
- Lebanon, Kosovo, and Sudan – 40 destinations
- North Korea – 39 destinations
- Libya, Nepal – 38 destinations
- Palestinian territories – 37 destinations
- Somalia, Yemen – 33 destinations
- Pakistan – 32 destinations
- Syria – 29 destinations
- Iraq – 28 destinations
- Afghanistan – 26 destinations
The Ministry for the Propagation of Virtue and Prevention of Vice (MPVPV) said in a statement that over the past month, it has handled 368 cases related to women’s religious rights.
According to the statement, the ministry also arrested 30 alleged sorcerers, resolved 175 cases of disputes and conflicts, held 743 meetings with traders, and conducted 1,304 reformative sessions with religious scholars and various segments of society.
Five people lost their lives after a vehicle veered off the road and fell into a river in Afghanistan’s northeastern Badakhshan province on Saturday, local officials said.
According to Ehsanullah Kamgar, spokesperson for the Badakhshan police, the incident occurred when an SUV skidded off the road on Tashkan Bridge and plunged into the river.
Kamgar said that security forces in Kishm district have so far recovered the bodies of four passengers, while search operations are underway to locate the fifth victim.
The victims were residents of Argo district.
Moldova’s government has included Afghan airlines in its updated list of carriers banned or restricted from operating in the country, effective 19 February 2026, in line with EU aviation safety rules.
The order, signed by Deputy Prime Minister Vladimir Bolea, covers more than 200 airlines from around 20 countries, including Afghanistan, Russia, Iran, and North Korea. Most face a complete operating ban in Moldovan airspace and airports, while some have limited operational permissions, state news agency Moldpres reported.
The Civil Aviation Authority of Moldova will monitor compliance. The ban remains in place until Moldova joins the European Union.
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