Malicious IPs in Afghanistan
IPv4 networks located in Afghanistan that are currently flagged for malicious activity, aggregated from multiple external and internal threat intelligence sources. Snapshot of (UTC), updated daily.
Afghanistan at a glance
Afghanistan had 16 flagged IPv4 networks in the snapshot of 2026-10-10, rank #84 of 176 countries by absolute count. Afghanistan has too little allocated IPv4 space for a meaningful per-million rate, so it is ranked by absolute count only. The largest category is brute force sources with 63% of the flagged networks, followed by other malicious networks (25%). The three networks (ASNs) with the most flagged IPs hold 88% of them, led by GCN-DCN-AS - AFGHANTELECOM GOVERNMENT COMMUNICATION NETWORK (AS55330).
Malicious activity in Afghanistan by category
A network listed in several categories counts once, in the most specific one.
Brute force sources in Afghanistan
10 (63%)10 flagged networks, #76 of 159 countries for brute force sources. Sources of password guessing against SSH, mail, FTP and web logins. Brute Force Sources by Country
Other malicious networks in Afghanistan
4 (25%)4 flagged networks, #89 of 147 countries for other malicious networks. Addresses and ranges reported as malicious without a more specific category. Other Malicious Networks by Country
Botnet hosts in Afghanistan
2 (13%)2 flagged networks, #87 of 126 countries for botnet hosts. Infected hosts taking part in a botnet. Botnet Hosts by Country
Networks with the most flagged IPs in Afghanistan
Autonomous systems announcing the flagged networks located in Afghanistan.
Compare Afghanistan with other countries
Ranked by flagged IPv4 networks.
Countries ranked next to Afghanistan by count
| # | Country | Networks | Per million |
|---|---|---|---|
| 82 | Armenia | 17 | - |
| 83 | Benin | 17 | - |
| 84 | Afghanistan | 16 | - |
| 85 | Angola | 16 | - |
| 86 | Estonia | 16 | - |
| 87 | Botswana | 15 | - |
Other countries in the APNIC region
| # | Country | Networks | Per million |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | Bangladesh | 166 | 79.5 |
| 4 | Pakistan | 425 | 74.8 |
| 5 | Nepal | 41 | 70.0 |
| 8 | Sri Lanka | 26 | 46.1 |
| 9 | India | 1,777 | 42.3 |
| 11 | Hong Kong SAR China | 500 | 31.0 |
| 12 | Philippines | 188 | 30.0 |
| 21 | Indonesia | 408 | 21.0 |
Questions about Afghanistan
- How many malicious IP addresses are there in Afghanistan?
- On 2026-10-10, 16 IPv4 networks (/24 blocks) located in Afghanistan were flagged for malicious activity, with 44 listed IPv4 addresses. Each /24 counts once, however many of its addresses are listed.
- Which networks in Afghanistan host the most flagged IPs?
- GCN-DCN-AS - AFGHANTELECOM GOVERNMENT COMMUNICATION NETWORK (AS55330, 12 networks), ROSHAN-AF - Main Street, House No. 13 Wazir Akbar Khan (AS45178, 1 network), INSTATELECOM-AS-AP - Instatelecom Limited (AS55424, 1 network). Large hosting providers appear because attackers rent their servers, not necessarily because of the operator.
Query this data per IP via the API
Look up threat categories, reputation score, ASN and geolocation for any address in Afghanistan or anywhere else with one API call.