Dealing with Construction Permits in
Afghanistan
Listed below is detailed summary of the procedures, time and costs to build a warehouse —including obtaining necessary licenses and permits, completing required notifications and inspections and obtaining utility connections.
The information appearing on this page was collected as part of the Doing Business project, which measures and compares regulations relevant to the life cycle of a small- to medium-sized domestic business in 183 economies. The most recent round of data collection for the project was completed in June 2011.
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Building a warehouse
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Estimated Warehouse Value:
AFN 3,516,100
- City: Kabul
| No. |
Procedure |
Time to Complete |
Associated Costs |
| 1 |
Obtain copy of the land deed
After decades of conflict, most people have lost their deeds, relying on informal ownership claims to land. In post-conflict Kabul, a copy of the title deed is part of the documentation needed to apply for a building permit. BuildCo must file a written claim to the appeal court of Kabul stating they lost their deed. The claim must contain the property specification, deed number, district number, and number of the court that issued the deed. It takes about a week to obtain a valid copy of the title deed.
When the deed is lost owner must advertise the case through news paper or radio and then request from court to issue duplicate of deed, within 7 - 10 days court will issue scaned deed from orignal without charges.
Agency: Appeal court of Kabul
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7 days
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AFN 3,000
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| 2 |
Obtain zoning approval from Ministry of Urban Planning
BuildCo must go to the municipality and to the Ministry of Urban Planning to check the Kabul Master Plan and to obtain a zoning approval. The master plan is 15–20 years old and has not been recently updated. If everything is in order and BuildCo pays a bribe, it may receive zoning approval in a couple of days. However, without paying a bribe, approval takes about a week.
Agency: Ministry of Urban Planning
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7 days
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no charge
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| 3 |
Obtain building permit from Kabul Municipality
BuildCo submits a copy of the title deed, the zoning approval, the building design(s), and proof of the employees' qualifications. If the property is inside the Kabul Master Plan, the designs are sent to the Engineering Department and a committee will approve them. BuildCo then pays the building permit fee. The municipality sends approval copies to various municipal departments (e.g., the police).
By paying bribes, BuildCo can obtain a building permit within a month of submitting an application. Without bribes, the application process could take between 6 months and a year, or even longer.
Agency: Kabul Municipality
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270 days
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AFN 2,000
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| 4 |
Receive random inspection from Municipality
At the beginning of the construction work an official from the municiplity district office and construction controle department with the help of district police will come to the site to verify the construction permit. If builder has a permit, the company can continue their work otherwise the project will de stopped and a bribe to both parties would allow the work to continue. Doing Business does not include this type of unofficial payments.
On average, either the Kabul municipality or its police department will visit the construction site every month (about six inspections for a 30-week project).
Agency: Kabul Municipality
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1 day
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no charge
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| 5 |
Receive random inspection from the police
On average, either the Kabul municipality or its police department will visit the construction site every month (about six inspections for a 30-week project). Inspectors often demand bribes of AFN 5,000 to AFN 10,000 for each visit. The Doing Business project, however, does not account for any of these informal payments.
Agency: Police
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1 day
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no charge
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| 6 |
Receive random inspection from Municipality
On average, either the Kabul municipality or its police department visit the construction site every month (about six inspections for a 30-week project). Inspectors often demand bribes of AFN 5,000 to AFN 10,000 for each visit. The Doing Business project, however, does not account for any of these informal payments.
Agency: Kabul Municipality
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1 day
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no charge
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| 7 |
Receive random inspection from the police
On average, either the Kabul municipality or its police department will visit the construction site every month (about six inspections for a 30-week project). Inspectors often demand bribes of AFN 5,000 to AFN 10,000 for each visit. The Doing Business project, however, does not account for any of these informal payments.
Agency: Police
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1 day
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no charge
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| 8 |
Receive random inspection from Municipality
On average, either the Kabul municipality or its police department will visit the construction site every month (about six inspections for a 30-week project). Inspectors often demand bribes of AFN 5,000 to AFN 10,000 for each visit. The Doing Business project, however, does not account for any of these informal payments.
Agency: Kabul Municipality
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1 day
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no charge
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| 9 |
Receive random inspection from the police
On average, either the Kabul municipality or its police department will visit the construction every month (about six inspections for a 30-week project). Inspectors often demand bribes of AFN 5,000 to AFN 10,000 for each visit. The Doing Business project, however, does not account for any of these informal payments.
Agency: Police
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1 day
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no charge
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| 10 |
Drill well for temporary water supply
No city water supply exists, so BuildCo must dig its own well.
Agency: Central Authority for Water and Sewerage
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7 days
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USD 10,000
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| 11 |
Build septic tank for sewage
In the absence of a waste management system, Afghan businesses must build their own septic tanks.
Agency: Central Authority for Water and Sewerage
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30 days
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USD 15,000
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| 12 |
Obtain fixed telephone line
Agency: Afghan Telecom
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7 days
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USD 100
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