ISO 3166-2:AF is the entry for Afghanistan in ISO 3166-2, part of the ISO 3166 standard published by the International Organization for Standardization (ISO), which defines codes for the names of the principal subdivisions (e.g., provinces or states) of all countries coded in ISO 3166-1.
Currently for Afghanistan, ISO 3166-2 codes are defined for 34 provinces.
Each code consists of two parts, separated by a hyphen. The first part is AF, the ISO 3166-1 alpha-2 code of Afghanistan. The second part is three letters.
Subdivision names are listed as in the ISO 3166-2 standard published by the ISO 3166 Maintenance Agency (ISO 3166/MA).
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| Code | Subdivision name (fa), (ps) (BGN/PCGN 2007) |
Subdivision name (en) [note 1] |
Subdivision name (fa) [note 2] |
Subdivision name (ps) [note 3] |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| AF-BDS | Badakhshān | Badakhshan | بدخشان | بدخشان |
| AF-BDG | Bādghīs | Badghis | بادغیس | بادغیس |
| AF-BGL | Baghlān | Baghlan | بغلان | بغلان |
| AF-BAL | Balkh | Balkh | بلخ | بلخ |
| AF-BAM | Bāmyān | Bamyan | بامیان | بامیان |
| AF-DAY | Dāykundī | Daykundi | دایکندی | دایکندی |
| AF-FRA | Farāh | Farah | فراه | فراه |
| AF-FYB | Fāryāb | Faryab | فاریاب | فاریاب |
| AF-GHA | Ghaznī | Ghazni | غزنى | غزني |
| AF-GHO | Ghōr | Ghōr | غور | غور |
| AF-HEL | Helmand | Helmand | هلمند | هلمند |
| AF-HER | Herāt | Herat | هرات | هرات |
| AF-JOW | Jowzjān | Jowzjan | جوزجان | جوزجان |
| AF-KAB | Kābul | Kabul | کابل | کابل |
| AF-KAN | Kandahār | Kandahar | قندهار | کندھار |
| AF-KAP | Kāpīsā | Kapisa | کاپیسا | کاپيسا |
| AF-KHO | Khōst | Khost | خوست | خوست |
| AF-KNR | Kunaṟ | Kunar | کنر | کونړ |
| AF-KDZ | Kunduz | Kunduz | قندوز | کندوز |
| AF-LAG | Laghmān | Laghman | لغمان | لغمان |
| AF-LOG | Lōgar | Logar | لوگَر | لوګر |
| AF-NAN | Nangarhār | Nangarhar | ننگرهار | ننګرهار |
| AF-NIM | Nīmrōz | Nimruz | نیمروز | نيمروز |
| AF-NUR | Nūristān | Nuristan | نورستان | نورستان |
| AF-PKA | Paktīkā | Paktika | پکتیکا | پکتیکا |
| AF-PIA | Paktiyā | Paktia | پکتیا | پکتیا |
| AF-PAN | Panjshayr | Panjshir | پنجشیر | پنجشیر |
| AF-PAR | Parwān | Parwan | پروان | پروان |
| AF-SAM | Samangān | Samangan | سمنگان | سمنګان |
| AF-SAR | Sar-e Pul | Sar-e Pol | سرپل | سرپل |
| AF-TAK | Takhār | Takhar | تخار | تخار |
| AF-URU | Uruzgān | Urozgan | اروزگان | اروزګان |
| AF-WAR | Wardak | Maidan Wardak | ميدان وردگ | ميدان وردگ |
| AF-ZAB | Zābul | Zabul | زابل | زابل |
Notes
The following changes to the entry have been announced in newsletters by the ISO 3166/MA since the first publication of ISO 3166-2 in 1998. ISO stopped issuing newsletters in 2013.
| Newsletter | Date issued | Description of change in newsletter | Code/Subdivision change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Newsletter I-6 | 2004-03-08 | Addition of 2 provinces. Update of list source | Subdivisions added: AF-KHO Khowst AF-NUR Nūrestān |
| Newsletter I-7 | 2005-09-13 | Addition of 2 provinces. Update of list source | Subdivisions added: AF-DAY Dāykondī AF-PAN Panjshīr |
| Newsletter II-3 | 2011-12-13 (corrected 2011-12-15) |
Language corrections, administrative name corrections, alphabetical re-ordering and source list update | Codes: AF-LOW Lowgar → AF-LOG Lōgar AF-ORU Orūzgān → AF-URU Uruzgān |
The following changes to the entry are listed on ISO's online catalogue, the Online Browsing Platform:
| Effective date of change | Short description of change (en) |
|---|---|
| 2011-12-13 | Language corrections; administrative name corrections, alphabetical re-ordering and source list update. |
| 2015-11-27 | Correction of the local short name; change romanization system; change of spelling of categories of pus and fas; change of spelling of AF-KNR; update List Source |
| 2018-11-26 | Correction of the romanization system label |