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Afghanistan (Asia, Kindle eBooks): Amazon KDP category data
Amazon Kindle eBooks Best Sellers data for Afghanistan (Asia, Kindle eBooks), updated Nov 3, 2026: median price $10.42, median 154 reviews, average rating 4.4 and a KDPTop opportunity score of 15/100 (highly competitive).
| Price range (middle 50%) | $3.99 – $13.99 |
|---|---|
| Average rating | 4.4 |
| New releases (90 days) | 4% |
| Books on the list | 100 |
| Store | Kindle eBooks |
What stands out
- Its median reviews are 13% of the parent category Asia (1,177), one of the easier corners under it.
- At $10.42 its median price beats 89% of Kindle eBooks categories, leaving more margin per copy.
- Only 4% of its best sellers are under 90 days old, fewer than in 82% of Kindle eBooks categories: established titles hold the list.
Top 10 Afghanistan best sellers
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The Man Who Would Be King: The First American in Afghanistan
- List rank#1
- Price$2.99
- Rating4.3
- Reviews254
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Alone at Dawn: Medal of Honor Recipient John Chapman and the Untold Story of the World's Deadliest Special Operations Force
by Dan Schilling
- List rank#2
- Price$14.99
- Rating4.7
- Reviews5,472
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Ghost Wars: The Secret History of the CIA, Afghanistan, and bin Laden, from the Soviet Invasion to September 10, 2001 (Pulitzer Prize Winner)
by Steve Coll
- List rank#3
- Price$9.99
- Rating4.6
- Reviews2,211
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The King's Shadow: Obsession, Betrayal, and the Deadly Quest for the Lost City of Alexandria
- List rank#4
- Price$2.99
- Rating4.3
- Reviews125
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Games without Rules: The Often-Interrupted History of Afghanistan
by Mir Tamim Ansary
- List rank#5
- Price$1.99
- Rating4.6
- Reviews350
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The Finish: The Killing of Osama bin Laden
by Mark Bowden
- List rank#6
- Price$10.50
- Rating4.2
- Reviews1,370
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The Great Gamble: The Soviet War in Afghanistan
by Gregory Feifer
- List rank#7
- Price$3.99
- Rating4.4
- Reviews266
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No Easy Day: The Firsthand Account of the Mission that Killed Osama Bin Laden
by Mark Owen
- List rank#8
- Price$14.99
- Rating4.6
- Reviews15,103
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Dancing in the Mosque: An Afghan Mother's Letter to Her Son
by Homeira Qaderi
- List rank#9
- Price$12.99
- Rating4.6
- Reviews1,058
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485 Days of Combat: Task Force Catamount in the Longest Deployment of the Afghan War
by Chris Toner
- List rank#10
- Price$22.95
- Rating5.0
- Reviews7
FAQ
Is Afghanistan a good niche for Amazon KDP?
Its KDPTop opportunity score is 15/100, which makes it highly competitive. The median best seller has 154 reviews and sells for $10.42.
How many reviews do you need to rank in Afghanistan?
The median best seller has 154 reviews, and 44% of them have fewer than 100.
What do Afghanistan best sellers cost?
The median price is $10.42; half of the best sellers are priced between $3.99 and $13.99.
Can new books break into Afghanistan?
4% of the current best sellers were released in the last 90 days.
About this data
Data comes from KDPTop's daily crawl of Amazon's public Best Sellers pages; medians use the latest list. The opportunity score (0–100, higher is easier to enter) combines the review barrier, the share of low-review books, list turnover, new-release share and price.