ISO 3166-2:AF

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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.

Contents

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.

Current codes

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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CodeSubdivision name (fa), (ps)
(BGN/PCGN 2007)		Subdivision name (en)
[note 1] 		Subdivision name (fa)
[note 2] 		Subdivision name (ps)
[note 3]
AF-BDS Badakhshān Badakhshanبدخشانبدخشان
AF-BDG Bādghīs Badghisبادغیسبادغیس
AF-BGL Baghlān Baghlanبغلانبغلان
AF-BAL Balkh Balkhبلخبلخ
AF-BAM Bāmyān Bamyanبامیانبامیان
AF-DAY Dāykundī Daykundiدایکندیدایکندی
AF-FRA Farāh Farahفراهفراه
AF-FYB Fāryāb Faryabفاریابفاریاب
AF-GHA Ghaznī Ghazniغزنىغزني
AF-GHO Ghōr Ghōrغورغور
AF-HEL Helmand Helmandهلمندهلمند
AF-HER Herāt Heratهراتهرات
AF-JOW Jowzjān Jowzjanجوزجانجوزجان
AF-KAB Kābul Kabulکابلکابل
AF-KAN Kandahār Kandaharقندهارکندھار
AF-KAP Kāpīsā Kapisaکاپیساکاپيسا
AF-KHO Khōst Khostخوستخوست
AF-KNR Kunaṟ Kunarکنرکونړ
AF-KDZ Kunduz Kunduzقندوزکندوز
AF-LAG Laghmān Laghmanلغمانلغمان
AF-LOG Lōgar Logarلوگَرلوګر
AF-NAN Nangarhār Nangarharننگرهارننګرهار
AF-NIM Nīmrōz Nimruzنیمروزنيمروز
AF-NUR Nūristān Nuristanنورستاننورستان
AF-PKA Paktīkā Paktikaپکتیکاپکتیکا
AF-PIA Paktiyā Paktiaپکتیاپکتیا
AF-PAN Panjshayr Panjshirپنجشیرپنجشیر
AF-PAR Parwān Parwanپروانپروان
AF-SAM Samangān Samanganسمنگانسمنګان
AF-SAR Sar-e Pul Sar-e Polسرپلسرپل
AF-TAK Takhār Takharتخارتخار
AF-URU Uruzgān Urozganاروزگاناروزګان
AF-WAR Wardak Maidan Wardakميدان وردگميدان وردگ
AF-ZAB Zābul Zabulزابلزابل

Notes

  1. ↑ For reference only, English name not included in the ISO 3166-2 standard.
  2. ↑ For reference only, Persian name in Persian script not included in the ISO 3166-2 standard.
  3. ↑ For reference only, Pashto name in Persian script not included in the ISO 3166-2 standard.

Changes

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.

NewsletterDate issuedDescription of change in newsletterCode/Subdivision change
Newsletter I-6 2004-03-08Addition of 2 provinces. Update of list sourceSubdivisions added:
AF-KHO Khowst
AF-NUR Nūrestān
Newsletter I-7 2005-09-13Addition of 2 provinces. Update of list sourceSubdivisions 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 updateCodes:
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 changeShort description of change (en)
2011-12-13Language corrections; administrative name corrections, alphabetical re-ordering and source list update.
2015-11-27Correction 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
2018-11-26Correction of the romanization system label

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