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Banned and restricted books in Afghanistan
12 titles have been banned or restricted in Afghanistan, recorded across 12 dated, source-cited events, most often for political content.
Titles
12
Ban events
12
Top reason
Political content
Decades active
2
Most-restricted titles
| Title | Author | Year | Events |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Swallows of Kabul | Yasmina Khadra | 2002 | 1 |
| The Patience Stone | Atiq Rahimi | 2008 | 1 |
| The Kite Runner | Khaled Hosseini | 2003 | 1 |
| Jesus the Son of Man | Kahlil Gibran | 1928 | 1 |
| Twilight of the Eastern Gods | Ismail Kadare | 1964 | 1 |
| Afghanistan and the Region: A West Asian Perspective | Mirwais Balkhi | 2021 | 1 |
| The History of Jihadi Groups in Afghanistan | Yaqub Mashauf | — | 1 |
| Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind | Yuval Noah Harari | 2011 | 1 |
| Brave, Not Perfect | Reshma Saujani | 2019 | 1 |
| Waziristan: The Last Refuge | Nazir Ahmad Shahar | — | 1 |
| Political Terminology and International Relations | Zakia Adeli | — | 1 |
| I Am Malala | Malala Yousafzai | 2013 | 1 |
Stated reasons
- Political content
- 8
- Religious / blasphemy
- 3
- Sexual content
- 2
- Immorality
- 1
By decade
2000s1
2020s11
Documented bans
All 12 recorded events, most severe and most recent first.
Political Terminology and International Relations2025
Jesus the Son of Man2024
Twilight of the Eastern Gods2024
Afghanistan and the Region: A West Asian Perspective2024
The History of Jihadi Groups in Afghanistan2024
Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind2024
Brave, Not Perfect2024
Waziristan: The Last Refuge2024
I Am Malala2024
The Swallows of Kabul2021
The Patience Stone2021
The Kite Runner2008
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