| Afghanistan at the 2014 Asian Beach Games | |
|---|---|
 | |
| IOC code | AFG |
| NOC | Afghanistan National Olympic Committee |
| in Phuket | |
| Medals Ranked 30th |
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| Asian Beach Games appearances | |
Afghanistan has participated in the 2014 Asian Beach Games in Phuket, Thailand from 14 to 23 November 2014.
| Medals by sport | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sport |  |  |  | Total |
 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Total | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| Medals by date | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Day | Date | | | | Total |
| –1 | 12 Nov | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 13 Nov | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | 14 Nov | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | 15 Nov | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | 16 Nov | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | 17 Nov | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 5 | 18 Nov | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 6 | 19 Nov | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 7 | 20 Nov | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 8 | 21 Nov | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 9 | 22 Nov | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 10 | 23 Nov | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | |
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