The Afghan Babbler is a long-tailed babbler found from Iraq and Iran east through Afghanistan to southwestern Pakistan. It inhabits dry scrub and rocky hills.
It is about 20–26 cm long, with a very long tail and a slender, slightly downcurved bill. The pale grey upperparts are dark-streaked, while the underparts are pale and unmarked.
It inhabits dry open scrub, semi-deserts, thorn scrub, sandy floodplains, and rocky hills. It feeds mainly on insects but also takes grain, berries, and nectar. It forages in noisy groups of six or seven, sometimes larger.
An extinction-risk assessment has not been added yet.