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The '''provinces o Afghanistan''' are the primary [[admeenistrative diveesion]]s o [[Afghanistan]]. As o 2004, there are thirty-fower [[province]]s (ولايت ''[[wilaya]]t'') in the kintra. Each province is further dividit intae [[Destricts o Afghanistan|destricts]].

Provincial govrenments are led bi a [[Leet o current govrenors o Afghanistan|govrenor]]. Each province is representit in the [[govrenment o Afghanistan]] bi twa members in the [[Hoose o Elders]]. Ane is electit bi the provincial cooncil tae a fower year term while the seicont is electit bi the destrict cooncils tae a three year term. Representation in the [[Hoose o the Fowk (Afghanistan)|Hoose o the Fowk]] is directly frae the destricts, although in each province, twa o the representatives must be weemen. They are appointit bi the [[Preses o Afghanistan]].

==Provinces o Afghanistan==

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|+ align=center style="background:#BFD7FF"| '''Province map o Afghanistan'''

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|+ align=center style="background:#BFD7FF"| '''Provinces of Afghanistan'''<ref>References and details on data provided in the table can be found within the individual provincial articles.</ref>

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!align="left"|Province

!align="left"|Map #

!align="right"|[[ISO 3166-2:AF]]<ref>[[ISO 3166-2:AF]] ([[International Organization for Standardization|ISO]] [[ISO 3166-2|3166-2]] codes for the provinces of Afghanistan)</ref>

!align="left"|Centers

!align="right"|Population<ref>http://www.mrrd.gov.af/nabdp/Provincial%20Development%20Plan.htm</ref>

!align="right"|Aurie (km²)

!align="right"|Leid

!align="right"|Notes

!align="right"|U.N. Region

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| [[Badakhshan Province|Badakhshan]] || align="center"| 30 || align="center"| AF-BDS || [[Fayzabad, Badakhshan|Fayzabad]] || align=right| 819,396 || align=right| 44,059 || [[Dari Persie]], [[Pamiri leids]], [[Pashto leid|Pashto]] || 29 destricts || North East Afghanistan

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| [[Badghis Province|Badghis]] || align="center"| 4 || align="center"| AF-BDG || [[Qala i Naw, Afghanistan|Qala i Naw]] || align=right| 499,393 || align=right| 20,591 || Dari Persie, Pashto || 7 destricts || Wast Afghanistan

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| [[Baghlan Province|Baghlan]] || align="center"| 19 || align="center"| AF-BGL || [[Puli Khumri]] || align=right| 741,690 || align=right| 21,118 ||Dari Persie, [[Uzbek leid|Uzbek]], [[Turkmen leid|Turkmen]], Pashto || 16 destricts || North East Afghanistan

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| [[Balkh Province|Balkh]] || align="center"| 13 || align="center"| AF-BAL || [[Mazar-i-Sharif]] || align=right| 1,123,948 || align=right| 17,249 || Dari Persie, Pashto || 15 destricts || North Wast Afghanistan

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| [[Bamyan Province|Bamyan]] || align="center"| 15 || align="center"| AF-BAM || [[Bamyan, Afghanistan|Bamyan]] || align=right| 343,892 || align=right| 14,175 || Dari Persie || 7 destricts || Central Afghanistan

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| [[Daykundi Province|Daykundi]] || align="center"| 10 || align="center"| AF-DAY || [[Nili, Afghanistan|Nili]] || align=right| 477,544 || align=right| 18,088 || Dari Persie an Pashto || 8 destricts<br>Formit frae [[Urozgan Province]] in 2004 || Sooth Wast Afghanistan

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| [[Farah Province|Farah]] || align="center"| 2 || align="center"| AF-FRA || [[Farah, Afghanistan|Farah]] || align=right| 493,007 || align=right| 48,471 || Pashto, Dari Persie, [[Baloch fowk|Baloch]]|| 11 destricts || Wast Afghanistan

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| [[Faryab Province|Faryab]] || align="center"| 5 || align="center"| AF-FYB || [[Maymana]] || align=right| 833,724 || align=right| 20,293 || Uzbek, Dari Persie, Pashto & Turkmen || 14 destricts || North Wast Afghanistan

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| [[Ghazni Province|Ghazni]] || align="center"| 16 || align="center"| AF-GHA || [[Ghazni]] || align=right| 1,080,843 || align=right| 22,915 || Pashto, Dari Persie || 19 destricts || Sooth East Afghanistan

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| [[Ghōr Province|Ghōr]] || align="center"| 6 || align="center"| AF-GHO || [[Chaghcharan]] || align=right| 635,302 || align=right| 36,479 || Dari Persie, Pashto || 10 destricts || Wast Afghanistan

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| [[Helmand Province|Helmand]] || align="center"| 7 || align="center"| AF-HEL || [[Lashkar Gah]] || align=right| 1,441,769 || align=right| 58,584 || Pashto, Dari Persie || 13 destricts || Sooth Wast Afghanistan

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| [[Herat Province|Herat]] || align="center"| 1 || align="center"| AF-HER || [[Herat]] || align=right| 1,762,157 || align=right| 54,778 || Dari Persie, Pashto, Turkmen|| 15 destricts || Wast Afghanistan

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| [[Jowzjan Province|Jowzjan]] || align="center"| 8 || align="center"| AF-JOW || [[Sheberghan]] || align=right| 426,987 || align=right| 11,798 || Uzbek, Turkmen,Pashto & Dari Persie ||9 destricts || North Wast Afghanistan

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| [[Kabul Province|Kabul]] || align="center"| 22 || align="center"| AF-KAB || [[Kabul]] || align=right| 3,314,000 || align=right| 4,462 || Dari Persie, Turkmen, Pashto an Uzbek || 18 destricts || Central Afghanistan

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| [[Kandahar Province|Kandahar]] || align="center"| 12 || align="center"| AF-KAN || [[Kandahar]] || align=right| 2,913,000 || align=right| 54,022 || Pashto, Dari Persie || 16 destricts || Sooth East Afghanistan

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| [[Kapisa Province|Kapisa]] || align="center"| 29 || align="center"| AF-KAP || [[Mahmud-i-Raqi]] || align=right| 358,268 || align=right| 1,842 || Dari Persie, Pashto, Pashayi || 7 destricts || Central Afghanistan

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| [[Khost Province|Khost]] || align="center"| 26 || align="center"| AF-KHO || [[Khost]] || align=right| 638,849 || align=right| 4,152 || Pashto || 13 destricts || Sooth East Afghanistan

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| [[Kunar Province|Kunar]] || align="center"| 34 || align="center"| AF-KNR || [[Asadabad, Afghanistan|Asadabad]] || align=right| 413,008 || align=right| 4,942 || Pashto || 15 destricts || North East Afghanistan

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| [[Kunduz Province|Kunduz]] || align="center"| 18 || align="center"| AF-KDZ || [[Kunduz]] || align=right| 820,000 || align=right| 8,040 || Pashto, Dari Persie, Uzbek & Turkmen || 7 destricts || North East Afghanistan

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| [[Laghman Province|Laghman]] || align="center"| 32 || align="center"| AF-LAG || [[Mihtarlam]] || align=right| 382,280 || align=right| 3,843 || Pashto, [[Pashayi leid|Pashai]], Nuristani & Dari Persian || 5 districts || East Afghanistan

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| [[Logar Province|Logar]] || align="center"| 23 || align="center"| AF-LOW || [[Pul-i-Alam]] || align=right| 322,704 || align=right| 3,880 || Pashto, Dari Persie || 7 destricts || Central Afghanistan

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| [[Maidan Wardak Province|Maidan Wardak]] || align="center"| 21 || align="center"| AF-WAR || [[Maidan Shar]] || align=right| 529,343 || align=right| 9,934 || Pashto, Dari Persie || 9 destricts || Central Afghanistan

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| [[Nangarhar Province|Nangarhar]] || align="center"| 33 || align="center"| AF-NAN || [[Jalalabad, Afghanistan|Jalalabad]] || align=right| 1,342,514 || align=right| 7,727 || Pashto, Dari Persie || 23 destricts || East Afghanistan

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| [[Nimruz Province|Nimruz]] || align="center"| 3 || align="center"| AF-NIM || [[Zaranj]] || align=right| 117,991 || align=right| 41,005 || [[Balochi leid|Balochi]], Pashto & Dari Persie || 5 destricts || Sooth Wast Afghanistan

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| [[Nuristan Province|Nuristan]] || align="center"| 31 || align="center"| AF-NUR || [[Parun]] || align=right| 130,964 || align=right| 9,225 || [[Nuristani leids|Nuristani]], Pashto || 7 destricts || North East Afghanistan

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| [[Paktia Province|Paktia]] || align="center"| 24 || align="center"| AF-PIA || [[Gardēz]] || align=right| 415,000 || align=right| 6,432 || Pashto, Dari Persie || 11 destricts || Sooth East Afghanistan

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| [[Paktika Province|Paktika]] || align="center"| 25 || align="center"| AF-PKA || [[Sharana, Afghanistan|Sharana]] || align=right| 809,772 || align=right| 19,482 || Pashto, Dari Persie || 15 destricts || Sooth East Afghanistan

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| [[Panjshir Province|Panjshir]] || align="center"| 28 || align="center"| AF-PAN || [[Bazarak, Panjshir|Bazarak]] || align=right| 128,620 || align=right| 3,610 || Dari Persie || 5 districts<br>Creatit in 2004 frae Parwan Province || North East Afghanistan

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| [[Parwan Province|Parwan]] || align="center"| 20 || align="center"| AF-PAR || [[Charikar]] || align=right| 491,870 || align=right| 5,974 || Dari Persie, Pashto || 9 destricts || Central Afghanistan

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| [[Samangan Province|Samangan]] || align="center"| 14 || align="center"| AF-SAM || [[Samangan]] || align=right| 378,000 || align=right| 11,262 || Dari Persie, Uzbek || 5 destricts || North West Afghanistan

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| [[Sar-e Pol Province|Sar-e Pol]] || align="center"| 9 || align="center"| AF-SAR || [[Sar-e Pol city|Sar-e Pol]] || align=right| 505,400 || align=right| 16,360 || Dari Persie, Pashto an Uzbek || 7 districts || North Wast Afghanistan

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| [[Takhar Province|Takhar]] || align="center"| 27 || align="center"| AF-TAK || [[Taloqan]] || align=right| 830,319 || align=right| 12,333 || Dari Persie, Uzbek, Pashto || 12 destricts || North East Afghanistan

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| [[Urozgan Province|Urozgan]] || align="center"| 11 || align="center"| AF-ORU || [[Tarinkot]] || align=right| 320,589 || align=right| 12,696 || Pashto, Dari Persie || 6 destricts || Central Afghanistan

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| [[Zabul Province|Zabul]] || align="center"| 17 || align="center"| AF-ZAB || [[Qalat, Zabul Province|Qalat]] || align=right| 244,899 || align=right| 17,343 || Pashto, Dari Persie || 9 destricts || Sooth East Afghanistan

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== Historical provinces ==

[[Image:Afghanistan provinces 1996-2004.png|400px|A 32 province scheme wis in uise frae 1996 tae 2004]]

== See an aw ==

*[[Leet o current govrenors o Afghanistan]]

*[[Destricts o Afghanistan]]

== References ==

{{Reflist}}

== Freemit airtins ==

{{commons category|Provinces of Afghanistan}}

*[http://www.aims.org.af/index.aspx Afghanistan Information Management Services (AIMS)]

*[http://afghanistan.usaid.gov/en/Provinces.aspx USAID-Afghanistan: Activities bi Province]

*[http://www.afghan-web.com/politics/governors.html Provincial Govrenors]

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