Provinces of Afghanistan - Definition and Overview

Afghanistan consists of 34 provinces, or velayat:

Map showing provinces of Afghanistan

1. Badakhshan province
2. Badghis province
3. Baghlan province
4. Balkh province
5. Bamiyan province

   Daikondi province - northern part of Oruzgan province - established March 28, 2004

6. Farah province
7. Faryab province
8. Ghazni province
9. Ghowr province
10. Helmand province
11. Herat province
12. Jowzjan province
13. Kabul province
14. Kandahar province
15. Kapisa province
16. Khost province
17. Konar province
18. Kondoz province
19. Laghman province
20. Lowgar province
21. Nangarhar province
22. Nimruz province
23. Nurestan province
24. Oruzgan province
25. Paktia province
26. Paktika province

    Panjshir province - established April 13, 2004

27. Parvan province
28. Samangan province
29. Sar-e Pol province
30. Takhar province
31. Vardak province
32. Zabol province

Note: The Daikondi and Panjshir province borders are not reflected in this map.