The Afghan babbler (Argya huttoni) is a species of bird in the family Leiothrichidae.

It is found from southeastern Iraq to south western Pakistan.

[1][2] The variation is sometimes considered to be clinal but two subspecies have been recognized.

[3][4][5] The Afghan babbler group includes salvadorii (De Filippi, 1865) found in Iraq and western Iran and huttoni (Blyth, 1847) from eastern Iran through Afghanistan east to southwestern Pakistan.

The Afghan babbler was formerly placed in the genus Turdoides but following the publication of a comprehensive molecular phylogenetic study in 2018, it was moved to the resurrected genus Argya.