Provinces

Afghanistan is administratively divided into 34 provinces (welayats), each one divided into many provincial districts, which cover a city or several townships. The Governor of the province is appointed by the Ministry of Interior, and the Prefects for the districts of the province are appointed by the provincial Governor. The Governor is the representative of the central government of Afghanistan, and is responsible for all administrative and formal issues. The provincial Chief of Police is appointed by the Ministry of Interior, who works together with the Governor on law enforcement for all the cities or districts of that province.

There is an exception in the capital city (Kabul) where the Mayor is selected by the President of Afghanistan, and is completely independent from the prefecture of the Kabul Province.

The 34 provinces and their districts are listed below, with the province capital shown in brackets:

Badakhshan (Fayzabad)

• Baharak
• Darwaz
• Fayzabad
• Ishkashim
• Jurm
• Khwahan
• Kishim
• Kuran Wa Munjan
• Ragh
• Shahri Buzurg
• Shighnan
• Wakhan
• Zebak

Badghis (Qala i Naw)

• Ab Kamari
• Ghormach
• Jawand
• Muqur
• Murghab
• Qadis
• Qala-I-Naw

Baghlan (Puli Khumri)

• Andarab
• Baghlan
• Baghlani Jadid
• Burka
• Dahana-I-Ghori
• Dushi
• Kahmard
• Khinjan
• Khost Wa Firing
• Nahrin
• Puli Khumri
• Tala Wa Barfak

Balkh (Mazari Sharif)

• Balkh
• Chahar Bolak
• Chahar Kint
• Chimtal
• Dawlatabad
• Dihdadi
• Kaldar
• Khulm
• Kishindih
• Marmul
• Mazar-I-Sharif
• Nahri Shahi
• Sholgara
• Shortepa

Bamiyan (Bamiyan)

• Bayman
• Panjab
• Shibar
• Waras
• Yakawlang

Daykundi (Nili)

• Day Kundi
• Gizab
• Kijran
• Shahristan

Farah (Farah)

• Anar Dara
• Bakwa
• Bala Buluk
• Farah
• Gulistan
• Khaki Safed
• Lash Wa Juwayn
• Pur Chaman
• Pusht Rod
• Qala-I-Kah
• Shib Koh

Faryab (Maymana)

• Almar
• Andkhoy
• Bilchiragh
• Dawlatabad
• Khani Chahar Bagh
• Khwaja Sabz
• Kohistan
• Maymana
• Pushtun Kot
• Qaramqol
• Qaysar
• Shirin Tagab

Ghazni (Ghazni)

• Ab Band
• Ajristan
• Andar
• Bahrami Shahid
• Dih Yak
• Gelan
• Ghazni
• Giro
• Jaghatu
• Jaghuri
• Malistan
• Muqur
• Nawa
• Nawur
• Qarabagh
• Zana Khan

Ghor (Chaghcharan)

• Chaghcharan
• Lal Wa Sarjangal
• Pasaband
• Saghar
• Shahrak
• Taywara
• Tulak

Helmand (Lashkar Gah)

• Baghran
• Dishu
• Garmser
• Kajaki
• Lashkar Gah
• Musa Qala
• Nad Ali
• Nahri Sarraj
• Naw Zad
• Nawa-I-Barakzayi
• Reg
• Sangin
• Washer

Herat (Herat)

• Adraskan
• Chishti Sharif
• Farsi
• Ghoryan
• Gulran
• Guzara
• Hirat
• Injil
• Karukh
• Kohsan
• Kushk
• Kushki Kohna
• Obe
• Pashtun Zarghun
• Shindand
• Zinda Jan

Jowzjan (Lashkar Gah)

• Aqcha
• Darzab
• Fayzabad
• Khamyab
• Khwaja Du Koh
• Mardyan
• Mingajik
• Qarqin
• Shibirghan

Kabul (Kabul)

• Bagrami
• Chahar Asyab
• Dih Sabz
• Guldara
• Istalif
• Kabul
• Kalakan
• Khaki Jabbar
• Mir Bacha Kot
• Musayi
• Paghman
• Qarabagh
• Shakar Dara
• Surobi

Kandahar (Kandahar)

• Arghandab
• Arghistan
• Daman
• Ghorak
• Kandahar
• Khakrez
• Maruf
• Maywand
• Panjwayi
• Reg
• Shah Wali Kot
• Shorabak
• Spin Boldak

Kapisa (Mahmud-i-Raqi)

• Alasay
• Koh Band
• Kohistan
• Mahmud Raqi
• Nijrab
• Tagab

Khost (Khost)

• Bak
• Gurbuz
• Jaji Maydan

Khost (Matun)

• Mando Zayi
• Musa Khel
• Nadir Shah Kot
• Qalandar
• Sabari
• Spera
• Tani
• Tere Zayi

Konar (Asadabad)

• Asadabad
• Bar Kunar
• Chapa Dara
• Chawkay
• Dangam
• Khas Kunar
• Marawara
• Narang
• Nari
• Nurgal
• Pech
• Sirkanay

Kunduz (Kunduz)

• Aliabad
• Archi
• Chahar Dara
• Imam Sahib
• Khan Abad
• Kunduz
• Qala-I-Zal

Laghman (Mihtarlam)

• Alingar
• Alishing
• Dawlat Shah
• Mihtarlam
• Qarghayi

Lowgar (Pul-i-Alam)

• Baraki Barak
• Charkh
• Khushi
• Muhammed Agha
• Puli Alam

Nangarhar (Jalalabad)

• Achin
• Bati Kot
• Chaparhar
• Dara-I-Nur
• Dih Bala
• Dur Baba
• Goshta
• Hisarak
• Jalalabad
• Kama
• Khogyani
• Kuz Kunar
• Lal Pur
• Muhmand Dara
• Nazyan
• Pachir Wa Agam
• Rodat
• Sherzad
• Shinwar
• Surkh Rod

Nimruz (Zaranj)

• Chahar Burja
• Chakhansur
• Kang
• Khash Rod
• Zaranj

Nurestan (Kamdish)

• Bargi Matal
• Kamdesh
• Mandol
• Nuristan
• Wama
• Waygal

Oruzgan (Tarin Kowt)

• Chora
• Dihrawud
• Khas Uruzgan
• Nesh
• Shahidi Hassas
• Tirin Kot

Paktia (Gardez)

• Azra
• Chamkani
• Dand Wa Patan
• Gardez
• Jadran
• Jaji
• Jani Khel
• Lija Mangal
• Sayid Karam
• Shamal
• Shwak
• Zurmat

Paktika (Gardez)

• Barmal
• Dila
• Gayan
• Gomal
• Mata Khan
• Nika
• Omna
• Sar Hawza
• Sarobi
• Sharan
• Urgun
• Waza Khwa
• Wor Mamay
• Zarghun Shahr
• Ziruk

Panjshir (Bazarak)

• Hisa-I-Awali Panjsher

Parvan (Charikar)

• Bagram
• Chaharikar
• Ghorband
• Hisa-I-Duwum Panjsher
• Jabalussaraj
• Kohi Safi
• Panjsher
• Salang
• Shekh Ali
• Shinwari
• Surkhi Parsa

Samangan (Charikar)

• Aybak
• Dara-I-Suf
• Hazrati Sultan
• Khuram Wa Sarbagh
• Ruyi Du Ab

Sar-e Pol (Sar-e Pol)

• Balkhab
• Kohistanat
• Sangcharak
• Sari Pul
• Sayyad
• Sozma Qala

Takhar (Taloqan)

• Bangi
• Chah Ab
• Chal
• Darqad
• Farkhar
• Ishkamish
• Kalafgan
• Khwaja Ghar
• Rustaq
• Taluqan
• Warsaj
• Yangi Qala

Wardak (Meydan Shahr)

• Chak
• Day Mirdad
• Hisa-I-Awal Bihsud
• Jalrez
• Markazi Bihsud
• Maydan Shahr
• Nirkh
• Saydabad

Zabol (Qalat)

• Argahandab
• Atghar
• Daychopan
• Mizan
• Qalat
• Shahjoy
• Shamulzayi
• Shinkay
• Tarnak Wa Jaldak