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Domain Name: mof.gov.af
Registry Domain ID: 24637-CoCCA
Registry WHOIS Server:: whois.coccaregistry.org
Registrar URL: http://nic.af
Updated Date: 2021-04-22T06:38:18.463Z
Creation Date: 2003-11-09T11:00:00.0Z
Registry Expiry Date: 2025-10-10T14:30:00.0Z
Registrar Registration Expiration Date: 2025-10-10T14:30:00.0Z
Registrar: AFGNIC Registrar
Domain Status: ok https://icann.org/epp#ok
Registry Registrant ID: sqovr-39OJW
Registrant Name: Ministry of Finance Afghanistan
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Registrant Country: AF
Registrant Phone: UNKNOWN
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Registry Admin ID: fYADO-36ef8
Admin Name: Zabiullah Barekzai
Admin Organization: Ministry of Finance
Admin Street: Pashtoonistan Watt
Admin Street: Pashtoonistan Watt
Admin City: kabul
Admin Postal Code: 2600
Admin Country: AF
Admin Phone: +93.786262626
Admin Email: Zabiullah.barekzai@mof.gov.af
Registry Tech ID: ZecFK-fGLOP
Tech Name: Ahmad Qais Aria
Tech Organization: Ministry of Finance
Tech Street: Pashtoonistan Watt
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Tech City: kabul
Tech Country: AF
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Billing Name: Mohammad Shafi Shirzai
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Billing Email: shafi.shirzai@mof.gov.af
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