Afghanistan is located in the intersection of West Asia, South Asia and the Central Asia. Its geographical position is of great strategic importance. There are many mountains within the country. Plateau and mountain land account for four fifth of the total areas. The northern and southwestern parts have vast plateaus and the southwestern part has deserts. The country has an average elevation of 1,000 m. Hindu Kush, the largest mountain range in the country, runs from the northeast to southwest. The main rivers are Amu Darya, Helmand River, Kabul River and Hari Rud. The continental climate brings little rain to the whole country. The temperature difference on an annual and daily basis is big. The country features four distinctive seasons, cold winter and hot summer.

Return

CUP service opening time     April, 2009

Local CUP Service Hotline    Not available

 

CONSUMPTION BY WIPING CARD ON POS

Not available

 

ATM cash withdrawal

Application Range

At present, hundreds of ATMs within Afghanistan can accept CUP cards to withdraw local currency or US dollars.

The CUP card cannot be used for bank transfer and money withdrawal at the bank counter abroad.

 

Accepted Cards

Bank cards with CUP logo.

Tips: As withdrawing cash with credit cards needs to pay overdraft interests, it is better for cardholders to use CUP debit cards when withdrawing cash overseas.

 

How to Identify ATMs Accepting CUP Cards

ATMs with CUP logo on the machine or the screen can accept CUP cards.

 

Chinese-English Interface

Some ATMs are installed with both Chinese and English interfaces and cardholders can choose from the two languages.

 

Cash Withdrawal Procedure

Most ATMs will first send out cashes and then exit cards. Cardholders shall follow the instructions that appear on the screen.

 

Charge and Limit on Withdrawal

According to the provisions of the state’s supervisory authority, during the withdrawal of cash with CUP cards on ATMs overseas, the accumulative withdrawal per card each day of CUP debit cards shall not exceed the equivalent foreign currency of RMB 10,000 Yuan.

Issuing banks will charge certain procedure fees for overseas cash withdrawal. Please inquire the issuing bank for specific rates, withdrawal frequency in a single day, withdrawal limit each time and accumulative withdrawal limit.

Compared with the networks of other bank cards, 1% to 2% of currency conversion fee is exempted when CUP network is used for consumption. The consumed sum of local currency will be directly converted into RMB at the market exchange rate and will be timely booked into the RMB account of the cardholder by the issuing bank.

Return