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Domain Extension Guide

.AF Domain Registration & WHOIS

Analyze registry operators, character limits, IDN support status, and specific registration guidelines for .AF domains.

Extension Metadata

Min 2 Chr
Max 63 Chr
IDN YES
Category: country_code

Registration Eligibility

Open to all registrants worldwide without any local presence requirements

Overview & Registration Guidelines

The .AF domain extension is .af is the official country code top-level domain (ccTLD) for Afghanistan. It is administered by the Ministry of Communications and Information Technology of Afghanistan, with registry operations managed by AFGNIC. Registrations are open to both local and international entities without strict local presence requirements, and third-level registration is also supported under subdomains such as .com.af, .net.af, and .org.af. It requires a minimum label length of 2 characters and supports up to 63 characters. It fully supports IDN (Internationalized Domain Names), allowing localized characters. The following registration restrictions apply: Open to all registrants worldwide without any local presence requirements.

To search for who owns a specific domain registered under this extension, you can perform a live query in our WHOIS portal above. The registry operator database will respond in real time with server details, domain status codes, registration/expiry dates, and name server arrays.

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