List of splits and creations of districts in Afghanistan
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This list identifies the province and district splits and reassignments made by the Afghan government in revising and remapping its administrative divisions in the early 2000s. In June 2005, the Afghan government issued a map of the 34 provinces and 398 districts of Afghanistan.[1][2] This list compares that 398 district set to an earlier one produced by UNDP's AIMS in 1998, which had recognized 32 provinces and 329 districts.[3] The 2005 version included the new provinces of Daikundi and Panjsher, and seventy new districts. Yet more districts have been decreed since 2005.[4] Those newer splits are not recorded here.
North Eastern Afghanistan
Badakhshan Province
- Kohistan, Shuhada, Wurduj and Yamgan Districts were split-off from Baharak District.
- Darwazi Bala District was split-off from Darwaz District.
- Arghanj Khwa, Argo, Darayim, Shiki, Tagab and Yaftali Sufla Districts were split-off from Fayzabad District.
- Khash District was split-off from Jurm District.
- Kuf Ab District was split-off from Khwahan District.
- Tishkan District was split-off from Kishim District.
- Yawan District was split-off from Ragh District.
Baghlan Province
- Dih Salah, Khwaja Hijran and Puli Hisar Districts were split-off from Andarab District.
- Fering and Gharu Districts were split-off from Khost wa Fereng District.
- Baghlan District was absorbed into Baghlani Jadid District.
- Kahmard District was transferred into Bamiyan Province.
Kunduz Province
- There weren't any changes within Kunduz Province.
Takhar Province
- Dashti Qala District was split-off from Khwaja Ghar District.
- Baharak, Hazar Sumuch and Namak Ab Districts were split-off from Taluqan District
- Khwaja Baha Wuddin District was split-off from Yangi Qala District.
North Western Afghanistan
Balkh Province
- Feroz Nakhchir District was split-off from Khulmi District, later it would be transferred to Samangan Province.
- Zari District was split-off from Kishindih District.
Faryab Province
- Qurghan District was split-off from Andkhoy District.
- Gurziwan District was split-off from Bilchiragh District.
Jowzjan Province
- Khaniqa District was split-off from Aqcha District.
- Qush Tepa District was split-off from Shibirghan District.
Samangan Province
- Dara-I-Suf District was dissolved to split and create Dara-I-Sufi Balla and Dara-I-Sufi Payan Districts.
- Feroz Nakhchir District was split-off from Khulmi District, later it would be shifted from Balkh Province.
Sare Pol Province
Central Mainland Afghanistan
Central Afghanistan
Kabul Province
- Farza District was split-off from Mir Bacha Kot District.
Kapisa Province
- Kohistan District was dissolved to split and create Hesa Awal Kohistan and Hesa Duwum Kohistan Districts.
Logar Province
- Azra District was shifted from Paktia Province.
- Baraki Barak
- Kharwar District was split-off from Charkh District.
Panjshir Province
Note - All former districts were shifted from Parwan Province.
- Hisa Awal Panjsher District District was dissolved to split and create Khenj and Paryan Districts.
- The remaining part of Hisa Duwum Panjsher District District was dissolved to split and create Darah District.
- The remaining part of Panjsher District was dissolved to split and create Anaba, Bazarak and Shotul Districts.
- Rokha District was created parts of the former Hisa Duwum Panjsher and Panjsher Districts.
Parwan Province
- Sayed Khel District was split-off from Jabal Saraj District.
Wardak Province
- Jaghatu District was shifted from Ghazni Province.
Eastern Afghanistan
Kunar Province
- Wata Pur District was split-off from Asadabad District.
- Shaygal Wa Shiltan District was split-off from Chapa Dara District.
- Ghaziabad District was split-off from Nurgal District.
Laghman Province
- There weren't any changes within Laghman Province.
Nangarhar Province
- Bihsud District was split-off from Jalalabad District.
- Kot District was split-off from Rodat District.
Nuristan Province
Western Afghanistan
Badghis Province
- There weren't any changes within Badghis Province.
Bamyan Province
Farah Province
- There weren't any changes within Farah Province.
Ghor Province
- Charsada, Dawlat Yar and Du Layna Districts were split-off from Chaghcharan District.
Herat Province
- There weren't any changes within Herat Province.
