Afghan units of measurement


A variety of units of measurement have been used in Afghanistan to measure length, mass and capacity. Those units were similar to Iranian, Arabian and Indian units. In 1926, Afghanistan has been adopted to metric system.

Pre-metric Units

Units similar to those used in Persia, Arabia and India, were used in Afghanistan before 1926. One notable unit used to measure length was the goes, which was equal t 1.16 m.

Narcotics Units

Narcotics units used in Afghanistan include:
1 Ser = 7 kg or 14 kg
1 Kharwar = 80 Ser - 560 kg
1 Khaltar = approximately 7 kg
1 Maan = 4.5 kg
1 mon = 50 kg
1 Puri = equivalent to just under 1 kg
1 Tulee = typically user's amount of opium, which is a hearty amount of opium to be smoked in a day
1 ha = 5 jerib; 1 jerib = 2000 m2
1 Biswa = jerib = 100 m2.