ISO 3166-2:AF is the entry 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 of Afghanistan (whose ISO 3166-1 alpha-2 code is AF).
Currently 34 provinces are assigned codes. Each code starts with AF-, followed by three letters.
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Current codes
Codes and subdivision names are listed as in the official standard published by the ISO 3166 Maintenance Agency (ISO 3166/MA). Click on the button in the header to sort each column.
| Code | Subdivision name |
|---|---|
| AF-BDS | Badakhshān |
| AF-BDG | Bādghīs |
| AF-BGL | Baghlān |
| AF-BAL | Balkh |
| AF-BAM | Bāmīān |
| AF-DAY | Dāykondī |
| AF-FRA | Farāh |
| AF-FYB | Fāryāb |
| AF-GHA | Ghaznī |
| AF-GHO | Ghowr |
| AF-HEL | Helmand |
| AF-HER | Herāt |
| AF-JOW | Jowzjān |
| AF-KAB | Kābul [Kābol] |
| AF-KAN | Kandahār |
| AF-KAP | Kāpīsā |
| AF-KHO | Khowst |
| AF-KNR | Konar [Kunar] |
| AF-KDZ | Kondoz [Kunduz] |
| AF-LAG | Laghmān |
| AF-LOW | Lowgar |
| AF-NAN | Nangrahār [Nangarhār] |
| AF-NIM | Nīmrūz |
| AF-NUR | Nūrestān |
| AF-ORU | Orūzgān [Urūzgān] |
| AF-PIA | Paktīā |
| AF-PKA | Paktīkā |
| AF-PAN | Panjshīr |
| AF-PAR | Parwān |
| AF-SAM | Samangān |
| AF-SAR | Sar-e Pol |
| AF-TAK | Takhār |
| AF-WAR | Wardak [Wardag] |
| AF-ZAB | Zābol [Zābul] |
Changes
The following changes to the entry have been made and announced in newsletters by the ISO 3166/MA since the first publication of ISO 3166-2 in 1998:
| Newsletter | Publication date | Description of change in newsletter | Changes |
|---|---|---|---|
| I-6 | 2004-03-08 | Addition of 2 provinces. Update of list source | Subdivisions added: AF-KHO Khowst AF-NUR Nūrestān |
| I-7 | 2005-09-13 | Addition of 2 provinces. Update of list source | Subdivisions added: AF-DAY Dāykondī AF-PAN Panjshīr |
See also
- Subdivisions of Afghanistan
- FIPS region codes of Afghanistan (standard withdrawn in 2008)
External links
- Provinces of Afghanistan, Statoids.com
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