Provinces (Velayat) of Afghanistan |
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| Province | Capital | Area (mi²) | Population |
|---|---|---|---|
| Badakhshan | Feyzabad | 17,011 | 805,500 |
| Badghis | Qal’eh-ye Now | 7,950 | 420,400 |
| Baghlan | Pol-e Khomri | 8,154 | 762,500 |
| Balkh | Mazar-e Sharif | 6,660 | 1,073,000 |
| Bamian | Bamian | 5,473 | 379,200 |
| Daikondi | Khadir | 3,123 | 391,000 |
| Farah | Farah | 18,715 | 428,800 |
| Faryab | Meymaneh | 7,835 | 840,400 |
| Ghazni | Ghazni | 8,847 | 10,40,100 |
| Ghowr | Chaghcharan | 14,085 | 585,900 |
| Helmand | Lashgar Gah | 22,619 | 782,100 |
| Herat | Herat | 21,150 | 1,544,800 |
| Jowzjan | Sheberghan | 4,555 | 452,000 |
| Kabul | Kabul | 1,723 | 3,071,600 |
| Kandahar | Kandahar | 20,858 | 990,100 |
| Kapisa | Mahmud-e-Eraqi | 711 | 374,500 |
| Khowst | Khowst | 1,603 | 487,400 |
| Konar | Asadabad | 1,908 | 381,900 |
| Kondoz | Kondoz | 3,104 | 833,300 |
| Laghman | Mehtar Lam | 1,484 | 378,100 |
| Lowgar | Pol-e ‘Alam | 1,498 | 332,400 |
| Nangarhar | Jalalabad | 2,984 | 1,261,900 |
| Nimruz | Zaranj | 15,832 | 138,500 |
| Nurestan | Kamdish | 3,562 | 125,700 |
| Oruzgan | Tarin Kowt | 8,763 | 297,200 |
| Paktia | Gardez | 2,483 | 467,500 |
| Paktika | Sharan | 7,522 | 369,100 |
| Panjshir | Bazarak | 1,394 | 130,400 |
| Parvan | Charikar | 2,307 | 560,800 |
| Samangan | Aybak | 4,348 | 327,700 |
| Sar-e Pol | Sar-e Pol | 6,177 | 472,700 |
| Takhar | Taloqan | 4,762 | 827,500 |
| Vardak | Maidanshahr | 3,451 | 506,300 |
| Zabol | Qalat | 6,696 | 257,600 |