Should you state your nationality in Afghanistan?

In practice: Expected for national/government employers

Resume rules in Afghanistan

Q: Should you put a photo on your CV in Afghanistan?

In practice: Expected for national employers and government; omitted for international organizations following global anti-discrimination standards

Q: Should you include your date of birth in Afghanistan?

In practice: Expected for national/government employers; optional for international organizations

Q: Should you state your marital status in Afghanistan?

In practice: Expected for national/government employers; optional for international organizations

What employers in Afghanistan expect on a Curriculum Vitae (CV); terminology same in Dari and Pashto, what the law lets them ask for, and where the two disagree.

Call it a CV for Afghanistan or a resume for Afghanistan: it's the same document.

This is research, not legal advice. Employment and data protection law changes, state and provincial rules matter in federal countries, and practice varies by industry and seniority. Each entry shows when it was looked up and how confident we are. Where nothing reliable was published it says Not found rather than a guess.

Law and practice, side by side

The label on the right is what local hiring expects. The two lines under it are the law and the habit, which often disagree.

Photo: Expected

Expected for national employers and government; omitted for international organizations following global anti-discrimination standards

Date of birth: Expected

Expected for national/government employers; optional for international organizations

Marital status: Expected

Expected for national/government employers; optional for international organizations

Sex or gender: Not found

Not found

Nationality: Expected

Expected for national/government employers

National ID number: Not found

Not found

The rest of the entry

Local name of the document: Curriculum Vitae (CV); terminology same in Dari and Pashto
Language to submit in: English (international organizations and NGOs); Dari or Pashto (government and domestic employers)
Address detail expected: Mentioned but varies by employer type
Signature and date: Signed declaration of authenticity expected at end of CV
Other customary attachments: Signed declaration of authenticity required
Named statutes: Labor Law of 2007
Anti-discrimination statutes: Labor Law of 2007 (Article 9)
Local language source: Dari and Pashto not checked

Where this came from

Looked up 2026-08-15. Independently checked 2026-08-15. Medium confidence. Result of that check: Corrected.

Notes: Clear distinction between domestic and international employer expectations. Information based on practice guides. Search budget exhausted before locating Afghan employment, data protection, and anti-discrimination statutes. Native language sources (Dari, Pashto) not consulted.

Researched with AI assistants working from a written checklist, then independently checked. How we researched this