Cigarette smoking, and naswar or moist snuff which is used through the mouth and nose.
Global Youth Tobacco Survey (GYTS)[1] held in schools of five provinces of Afghanistan showed high exposure to second hand smoke.
According to WHO, about 35.2% of males and 2.1% of females in Afghanistan consume tobacco.
[2] The average age for initiation of smoking in Afghanistan is 13 years.
According to data from the World Bank, smoking rates in Afghanistan decreased by around 20% between 2010 and 2020, from 29.1 to 23.3%.