Kabul [Afghanistan], July 24 (ANI): Afghanistan’s passport has been ranked the least highly effective on this planet in 2025, providing visa-free entry to simply 26 international locations, reflecting the nation’s deepening international isolation, as reported by Khaama Press.
According to the Henley Passport Index for 2025, Afghanistan was ranked 106th, on the backside of the worldwide checklist, making it probably the most restricted passport worldwide.
The annual index, based mostly on unique knowledge from the International Air Transport Association (IATA), ranks passports based on the variety of locations their holders can enter with no visa.
Khaama Press reported that Afghanistan’s journey freedom continues to shrink. In 2024, the nation ranked 104th.
The two-rank drop in 2025 highlights an additional erosion within the nation’s international mobility, leaving Afghan residents more and more reduce off from the remainder of the world.
Meanwhile, Singapore topped the Henley Index in 2025, with its residents having fun with visa-free entry to 195 international locations. Japan adopted with entry to 193 locations.
Finland, France, Germany, Italy, South Korea, and Spain collectively secured third place, with visa-free entry to 192 international locations.
By distinction, Afghan passport holders can journey with no visa to solely 26 international locations, together with Sri Lanka, Somalia, Kenya, Cambodia, and Bangladesh, Khaama Press famous. The drastic hole underscores the restricted choices out there to Afghan residents for worldwide motion.
Despite the Taliban’s management over the nation, Afghan passports proceed to be printed with the logo of the previous authorities, Khaama Press reported.
The report additionally highlighted how this, mixed with extreme political instability and financial collapse, has worsened migration tendencies, at the same time as buying a passport has grow to be more and more tough for unusual residents.
Khaama Press additional acknowledged that the constant decline within the energy of Afghanistan’s passport mirrors the nation’s worsening diplomatic and financial standing.
The restricted international entry not solely restricts particular person motion but in addition displays broader problems with worldwide exclusion and lack of recognition.
Experts word that until Afghanistan addresses its core challenges, together with governance points, financial restoration, and efforts to realize worldwide legitimacy, the passport is prone to stay on the backside of worldwide rankings for the foreseeable future. (ANI)