Whether trans people face death-penalty risk under local law or enforcement.

📝 Equaldex region: AF; Homosexuality: Illegal (death penalty as punishment) | Illegal (other penalty) | Illegal (up to life in prison as punishment); Censorship: Imprisonment as punishment | No censorship | Other punishment; Changing gender: Illegal; Conversion therapy: Not banned | Source: https://www.equaldex.com/api/equality-index?format=json&dependent_territories=1

Can trans people change the gender marker on official documents?

📝 Equaldex region: AF; Homosexuality: Illegal (death penalty as punishment) | Illegal (other penalty) | Illegal (up to life in prison as punishment); Censorship: Imprisonment as punishment | No censorship | Other punishment; Changing gender: Illegal; Conversion therapy: Not banned | Source: https://www.equaldex.com/api/equality-index?format=json&dependent_territories=1

Is legal gender recognition based on self-declaration or medical requirements?

📝 No provisions for legal self-ID.

Are nonbinary or third-gender identities officially recognised?

📝 No recognition for nonbinary identities.

Can trans people legally change their name on official records?

📝 No access to gender-affirming name changes.

Can trans people marry in accordance with their affirmed gender?

📝 Same-sex marriage is not recognised.

Is gender-affirming healthcare legal and available?

📝 No provision or recognition of trans healthcare.

Can trans minors access gender-affirming care and support?

📝 No protections or access for trans youth.

Is gender-affirming healthcare covered by public or private insurance?

📝 No coverage or funding for trans care.

Are practices targeting trans people for conversion therapy banned?

📝 Equaldex region: AF; Homosexuality: Illegal (death penalty as punishment) | Illegal (other penalty) | Illegal (up to life in prison as punishment); Censorship: Imprisonment as punishment | No censorship | Other punishment; Changing gender: Illegal; Conversion therapy: Not banned | Source: https://www.equaldex.com/api/equality-index?format=json&dependent_territories=1

Are trans people protected by anti-discrimination laws in housing, work, and services?

📝 No anti-discrimination protections for gender identity.

Are trans people protected under hate crime laws?

📝 No hate crime laws protecting trans people.

Are trans people treated with dignity in prisons and detention settings?

📝 Equaldex region: AF; Homosexuality: Illegal (death penalty as punishment) | Illegal (other penalty) | Illegal (up to life in prison as punishment); Censorship: Imprisonment as punishment | No censorship | Other punishment; Changing gender: Illegal; Conversion therapy: Not banned | Source: https://www.equaldex.com/api/equality-index?format=json&dependent_territories=1

Can trans people serve openly in the military?

📝 No military inclusion; trans people may face persecution.

Are trans identities valid grounds for asylum claims?

📝 Trans Afghans often flee the country to seek asylum.

Can trans people access gendered spaces that match their affirmed gender?

📝 No legal protection for trans access to gendered spaces.