AFT to CST converter

Afghanistan Time (Kabul) to Central Time (Chicago, Dallas, Houston, Winnipeg).

AFT4:37 AMSat 31 Oct 2026

→

CST7:07 PMFri 30 Oct 2026

CST is 9 h 30 min behind AFT.

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⇄ CST to AFT

9:00 AM AFT = 11:30 PM CST previous day

Best time to meet

No hour falls inside 9 AM to 5 PM in both places. The least painful: around 7:00 PM AFT, which is 9:30 AM CST.

AFT to CST time table

For 31 Oct 2026. Green rows: both sides between 9 AM and 5 PM.

AFT	CST
12:00 AM AFT	2:30 PM CST previous day
1:00 AM AFT	3:30 PM CST previous day
2:00 AM AFT	4:30 PM CST previous day
3:00 AM AFT	5:30 PM CST previous day
4:00 AM AFT	6:30 PM CST previous day
5:00 AM AFT	7:30 PM CST previous day
6:00 AM AFT	8:30 PM CST previous day
7:00 AM AFT	9:30 PM CST previous day
8:00 AM AFT	10:30 PM CST previous day
9:00 AM AFT	11:30 PM CST previous day
10:00 AM AFT	12:30 AM CST
11:00 AM AFT	1:30 AM CST
12:00 PM AFT	2:30 AM CST
1:00 PM AFT	3:30 AM CST
2:00 PM AFT	4:30 AM CST
3:00 PM AFT	5:30 AM CST
4:00 PM AFT	6:30 AM CST
5:00 PM AFT	7:30 AM CST
6:00 PM AFT	8:30 AM CST
7:00 PM AFT	9:30 AM CST
8:00 PM AFT	10:30 AM CST
9:00 PM AFT	11:30 AM CST
10:00 PM AFT	12:30 PM CST
11:00 PM AFT	1:30 PM CST

Quick answers

9:00 AM AFT = 11:30 PM CST (previous day)
12:00 PM AFT = 2:30 AM CST
3:00 PM AFT = 5:30 AM CST
5:00 PM AFT = 7:30 AM CST
9:00 AM CST = 6:30 PM AFT
12:00 PM CST = 9:30 PM AFT
5:00 PM CST = 2:30 AM AFT (next day)

Does the gap change during the year?

Yes, because of daylight saving. Until 1 Nov 2026: CST is 9 h 30 min behind AFT. From 1 Nov 2026 to 14 Mar 2027: CST is 10 h 30 min behind AFT. From 14 Mar 2027 to 7 Nov 2027: CST is 9 h 30 min behind AFT.

AFT does not change its clocks. CST next changes its clocks on 1 Nov 2026 (back 1 h, to UTC−6), then on 14 Mar 2027 (forward 1 h, to UTC−5).

About AFT and CST

AFT here means Afghanistan Time, the clock in Kabul. Right now it is UTC+4:30. It has no daylight saving.

CST here means Central Time, the clock in Chicago, Dallas, Houston, Winnipeg. Right now it is UTC−5. Strictly, CST is the winter name; in summer these places use CDT. This page follows their real clock all year.

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