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Afghanistan Maps

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Afghanistan Maps:

Country Maps	City Maps	Detailed Maps	Thematic Maps	Historical Maps

Afghanistan Maps on Other Web Sites:

Country Maps	City Maps	Detailed Maps	Thematic Maps	Historical Maps

The following maps were produced by the U.S. Central Intelligence Agency unless otherwise indicated.

Country Maps

• Afghanistan (Administrative Divisions) 2009 (617K) and pdf format (736K)
• Afghanistan (Administrative Divisions) 2008 (591K) and pdf format (736K)
• Afghanistan-Pakistan (Administrative Divisions) 2012 (10.9MB)
• Afghanistan-Pakistan (Administrative Divisions) 2008 (6.2MB)
• Afghanistan (Physiography) 2009 (1MB) and pdf format (622K)
• Afghanistan (Political) 2008 (947K) and pdf format (895K)
• Afghanistan (Political) 2003 (330K) and pdf format (352K)
• Afghanistan (Political) 2002 (261K) and pdf format (232K)
• Afghanistan (Political) 2001 (264K) and pdf format (273K)
• Afghanistan (Political) 1993 (261K) and pdf format (270K)
• Afghanistan (Political) 1986 (258K)
• Afghanistan (Shaded Relief) 2008 (996K) and pdf format (622K)
• Afghanistan (Shaded Relief) 2003 (382K) and pdf format (392K)
• Afghanistan (Shaded Relief) 2002 (287K) and pdf format (256K)
• Afghanistan (Shaded Relief) 2001 (289K) and pdf format (298K)
• Afghanistan (Shaded Relief) 1993 (219K) and pdf format (223K)
• Afghanistan (Shaded Relief) 1986 (257K)
• Afghanistan (Shaded Relief) 1983 (279K)
• Afghanistan (Small Map) 2016 (19K)
• Afghanistan (Transportation) 2009 (991K) and pdf format (895K)
• Afghanistan Country Profile (Wall Map) 2012 (5.3MB)
• Afghanistan Provinces and Districts 2012 (2.3MB) [verso of Afghanistan Country Profile, 2012]

City Maps

• Herat 1998 Kenny Hopper, University of Texas (119K)
• Kabul 1986 U.S. Department of State (138K)
• Kabul 1980 (262K)

Detailed Maps

• 1:1,000,000 - Afghanistan - Operational Navigation Chart Series and Clickable Index Map U.S. Defense Mapping Agency Aerospace Center
  Sheets G-6, H-7 and H-8 cover all of Afghanistan. Not for navigational use

  1:1,000,000 - India and Adjacent Countries Topographic Maps Not for navigational use

  This series covers all of Afghanistan

  1:1,000,000 - International Map of the World U.S. Army Map Service

  This series covers all of Afghanistan

  1:500,000 - Afghanistan - Tactical Pilotage Charts Defense Mapping Agency. Not for navigational use

  1:250,000 - Afghanistan - Joint Operations Graphic National Imagery and Mapping Agency. Not for navigational use

  Afghanistan-Pakistan: Central Border Area 2008 (2.9MB)

  Afghanistan-Pakistan Border ("Pushtunistan") 1988 (349K)

  Herat Area (topographic map in Russian) original scale 1:200,000 Portion of Soviet General Staff map I-41-XV 1985 (574K)

  Jalalabad Area (topographic map in Russian) original scale 1:200,000 Portion of Soviet General Staff map I-42-XVII 1985 (808K)

  Jalalabad, Afghanistan - Peshawar, Pakistan Region (tactical pilotage chart) original scale 1:500,000 Portion of Defense Mapping Agency TPC G-6C 1992 (774K) Not for navigational use

  Kabul Area (topographic map in Russian) original scale 1:200,000 Portion of Soviet General Staff map I-42-XVI 1985 (753K)

  Kabul - Khowst (Khost) Region (tactical pilotage chart) original scale 1:500,000 Portion of Defense Mapping Agency TPC G-6C 1992 (903K) Not for navigational use

  Kandahar Area (topographic map in Russian) original scale 1:200,000 Portion of Soviet General Staff map H-41-VI 1985 (776K)

  Mazar-i-Sharif Area (topographic map in Russian) original scale 1:200,000 Portion of Soviet General Staff map J-42-XXVI 1985 (454K)

  Tora Bora Area (topographic map in Russian) original scale 1:200,000 Portion of Soviet General Staff map I-42-XVII 1985 (641K)

Thematic Maps

• Afghanistan Country Profile (Wall Map) 2012 (5.3MB) Includes inset maps for Ethnolinguistic Groups, Population Density 2009, Rainfall 2010, Poppy Cultivation 2010 and Size comparison with U.S.
• Afghanistan: Economic Activity from Map No. 504958 1982 (203K)
• Afghanistan: Ethnolinguistic Groups 1997 (281K)
• Afghanistan: Ethnolinguistic Groups from Map No. 504958 1982 (287K)
• Afghanistan: Ethnolinguistic Groups 1972 (86K)
• Afghanistan: Insurgent Areas 2010 From "Report on Progress Toward Security and Stability in Afghanistan", U.S. Department of Defense, April 2010 (241K)
• Afghanistan: Known Resources from "Report on Progress Toward Security and Stability in Afghanistan", U.S. Dept. of Defense, June 2008 (254K)
• Afghanistan: Land Use and Economic Activity 1972 (92K)
• Afghanistan: Population from Map No. 504958 1982 (145K)
• Afghanistan: Population 1972 (73K)
• Afghanistan: Topography from Afghanistan: A Country Study, 1986 (156K)
• Afghanistan: Transportation and Gas Fields from Afghanistan: A Country Study, 1986 (138K)
• Afghanistan: Azimuthal Equidistant Projection Centered on Kabul, Afghanistan 1986 (242K)

Historical Maps

• Afghanistan and Persia 1856 (1.4MB)
  "Map to Illustrate the Travels of General Ferrier in Persia and Afghanistan" from Caravan Journeys and Wanderings in Persia, Afghanistan, Turkistan, and Beloochistan; with Historical Notices of the Countries Lying Between Russia and India by Joseph Pierre Ferrier. Second Edition 1857.

  "Bokhara, Cabool, Beloochistan &c." (1.7MB) Northern Part of Map (987K) Southern Part of Map (744K)

  Published by the Society for the Diffusion of Useful Knowledge, 1838.

  Herat Area 1942 (509K) map key and scale (129K)

  Portion of sheet I-41I Herat. Original scale 1:253,440 Compiled and published originally under the direction of the Surveyor-General of India 1913 and Revised to 1941. Published by the War Office, 1942 and reprinted by the U.S. Army Map Service October 1942.

  Kandahar Area 1942 (910K) map key and scale (147K)

  Portion of sheet H-41 F Kandahar. Original scale 1:253,440 Compiled and published originally under the direction of the Surveyor-General of India 1913 and Revised to 1941. Published by the War Office, 1942 and reprinted by the U.S. Army Map Service October 1942.

  Kabul Area 1942 (810K) map key and scale (71K)

  Portion of sheet I-42 J Kabul. Original scale 1:253,440 Compiled and published originally under the direction of the Surveyor-General of India 1916 and Revised to 1940. Published by the War Office, 1942 and reprinted by the U.S. Army Map Service October 1942.

  Maps from "The Afghan Wars 1839-42 and 1878-80" by Archibald Forbes, Seely and Co. Limited, 1892:
  The First Afghan War 1839-1842:
  

  Cabul, The Cantonment (134K)
  The Second Afghan War 1878-1880:

  Ahmed Khel, Plan of Action (118K)

  Cabul, Actions at (124K)

  Candahar [Kandahar], Battle at (147K)

  Maiwand, Actions at (96K)

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Afghanistan Maps on Other Web Sites:

Country Maps	Thematic Maps	City Maps	Detailed Maps	Historical Maps

Country Maps on Other Web Sites:

• Afghanistan (Lonely Planet)
• Afghanistan (National Geographic Society)
• Afghanistan (United Nations) [pdf format]
• Afghanistan - Clickable Map (Afghana.com)
• Afghanistan - Maps (AIMS - Afghanistan Information Management Service)
• Afghanistan - Maps (Afghanistan Online)
• Afghanistan - Maps (CNN)
• Afghanistan - Maps (GeoCommons)
• Afghanistan - Maps (Global Security)
• Afghanistan - Maps (Peter Loud)
• Afghanistan - Maps (Ray Sterner)
• Afghanistan - Maps (ReliefWeb)
• Afghanistan - Maps and Data Products (GeoComm)
• Afghanistan's Neighbors (Washington Post)

Thematic Maps on Other Web Sites:

• Afghanistan - Energy Maps (Afghanistan Energy Information Center)
• Afghanistan and Central Asia - Ethnic Groups (Le Monde Diplomatique)
• Afghanistan - Ethnic Groups (BBC News)
• Afghanistan - Ethnicities (Carnegie Endowment for International Peace)
• Afghanistan - Ethnicities and Taliban Presence (Carnegie Endowment for International Peace)
• Afghanistan - Ethno-Linguistic Frontiers (Fran�ois Fontan)
• Afghanistan - Geologic and Mineral Resource Map (USGS)
• Afghanistan - Geology (Clickable map of South Asia includes Eastern and Southern Afghanistan) (USGS)
• Afghanistan - How Big is Afghanistan? (Mitchell Charity)
• Afghanistan - International Forces in Afghanistan [March 2009] (BBC News)
• Afghanistan - Land Use Maps and Soil (ISIRC)
• Afghanistan - Landmines (BBC News)
• Afghanistan - Mineral Industry (USGS) and Map Key
• Afghanistan - Political and Physical Maps (Ray Sterner)
• Afghanistan - Taliban Presence [September 2009] (International Council on Security and Development/Internet Archive)

City Maps on Other Web Sites:

• Bagram Air Base (GlobalSecurity.org)
• Darunta Camp Complex [near Jalalabad] (Global Security)
• Darunta Camp Complex [near Jalalabad] (New York Times)
• Hirat/Herat (AIMS/Internet Archive) [pdf format]
• Jalalabad, 2007 (AIMS/Internet Archive)
• Jalalabad (Afghana.com)
• Kabul (Afghana.com)
• Kabul, December 2005 (AIMS/Internet Archive) [pdf format]
• Kabul, 2004 (ReliefWeb/AIMS) [pdf format]
• Kabul (Maps.com)
• Kabul - Aerial Imagery (Yahoo!Maps)
• Kabul - Interactive Map (Click on Kabul) (Guardian Unlimited) [Flash]
• Kabul - Military Camps, 2005 (NATO/GlobalSecurity.org) [pdf format]
• Kabul Region Reference Map 2004 (ReliefWeb/AIMS)
• Kandahar (Afghana.com)
• Kandahar, 2005 (AIMS/Internet Archive) [pdf format]
• Kandahar (CNN)
• Mazar-i-Sharif (Afghana.com)
• Mazari Sharif, 2005 (AIMS/Internet Archive) [pdf format]
• Shibirghan City, 2004 (AIMS/Internet Archive) [pdf format]

Detailed Maps on Other Web Sites:

• Afghanistan - Maps (AIMS - Afghanistan Information Management Service)
• Afghanistan - Detailed Satellite Imagery (Google Maps)
• Central Afghanistan Reference Map, 2004 (ReliefWeb/AIMS)
• Darya-Ye Sut from Space (NASA)
• Kabul to Peshawar (Peter Loud)
• Northeast Afghanistan Reference Map, 2004 (ReliefWeb/AIMS)
• South East Afghanistan, Kabul-Kandahar (Peter Loud)
• Southern Region Reference Map, 2004 (ReliefWeb/AIMS)
• Western Region Reference Map, 2004 (ReliefWeb/AIMS)

Historical Maps on Other Web Sites

Early History:

• A Selection of Historical Maps of Afghanistan (Library of Congress, Geography and Map Division)
• Afghanistan 1878 (American Geographical Society)
• Herat 1880 (American Geographical Society)
• Kandahar 1880 (American Geographical Society)

1990s:

• Afghanistan - 1998 Attack near Khost (Washington Post)
• Khowst, Afghanistan Terrorist Camps [1998] (U.S. Department of Defense)

War Maps 2001-2002:

• Afghan Refugees [2001] (CNN)
• Afghanistan - Air Bases (Human Rights Watch)
• Afghanistan - Current Maps (BBC News)
• Afghanistan - Refugee Movements [2001] (BBC News)
• Afghanistan - The War in Winter: November Weather (Time.com)
• Allied Attacks [Day 1 through Day 53] (USA Today) [Flash]
• Attack on Afghanistan (Guardian Unlimited) [Flash]
• The Hunt for Bin Laden: Tora Bora (The Guardian) [Flash]
• Kabul Targets (photomap) (Los Angeles Times)
• Latest Targets in Afghanistan [2001] (CNN)
• Regional Cooperation (Los Angeles Times)
• Targets in Afghanistan (Time.com)

The War Day-by-Day 2001-2002:

• 8 January 2002 - Zhawar Kili Al-Badr Camp (Washington Post)
• 3 January 2002 - Al Qaeda Remain Elusive (Washington Post)
• 17 December 2001 - Tora Bora Battle Map (Washington Post)
• 11 December 2001 - A Special Forces Mission [Central Afghanistan] (Washington Post)
• 10 December 2001 - The Hunt in Tora Bora (Washington Post)
• 7 December 2001 - The Hunt for Bin Laden [Tora Bora] (Los Angeles Times)
• 6 December 2001 - Troop Positions Near Kandahar (Washington Post)
• 5 December 2001 - Enduring Freedom (U.S. Department of Defense)
• 5 December 2001 - Inside the Mountain [Tora Bora and Milawa Cave Complexes] (Washington Post)
• 5 December 2001 - Marines Block Roads Around Kandahar (Washington Post)
• 4 December 2001 - Enduring Freedom (U.S. Department of Defense)
• 3 December 2001 - Enduring Freedom (U.S. Department of Defense)
• 2 December 2001 - Enduring Freedom (U.S. Department of Defense)
• 30 November 2001 - Battle Zones Around Kandahar (Washington Post)
• 29 November 2001 - Enduring Freedom (U.S. Department of Defense)
• 28 November 2001 - Country of Fiefdoms (Washington Post)
• 28 November 2001 - Enduring Freedom (U.S. Department of Defense)
• 28 November 2001 - On the War Front (Washington Post)
• 27 November 2001 - Enduring Freedom (U.S. Department of Defense)
• 27 November 2001 - On the War Front (Washington Post)
• 26 November 2001 - Approximate Areas of Control (Washington Post)
• 25 November 2001 - Enduring Freedom (U.S. Department of Defense)
• 19 November 2001 - Enduring Freedom (U.S. Department of Defense)
• 19 November 2001 - Site of Attack on Four Journalists (Washington Post)
• 16 November 2001 - On the War Front (Washington Post)
• 15 November 2001 - Enduring Freedom (U.S. Department of Defense)
• 13 November 2001 - Enduring Freedom (U.S. Department of Defense)
• 13 November 2001 - Area of Northern Alliance Control (Washington Post)
• 13 November 2001 - Northern Alliance Gains (Washington Post)
• 12 November 2001 Key Battlegrounds (BBC News)
• 12 November 2001 - Enduring Freedom (U.S. Department of Defense)
• 9 November 2001 Coalition Strikes in Afghanistan (CNN)
• 8/9 November 2001 - Attacks in Afghanistan (BBC News)
• 8 November 2001 - Enduring Freedom (U.S. Department of Defense)
• 7/8 November 2001 - Attacks in Afghanistan (BBC News)
• 6/7 November 2001 - Attacks in Afghanistan (BBC News)
• 6 November 2001 - Enduring Freedom (U.S. Department of Defense)
• 5/6 November 2001 - Attacks in Afghanistan (BBC News)
• 4/5 November 2001 - Attacks in Afghanistan (BBC News)
• 4 November 2001 - Enduring Freedom (U.S. Department of Defense)
• 3/4 November 2001 - Attacks in Afghanistan (BBC News)
• 2/3 November 2001 - Attacks in Afghanistan (BBC News)
• 1/2 November 2001 - Attacks in Afghanistan (BBC News)
• 1 November 2001 - Enduring Freedom (U.S. Department of Defense)
• 31 October/1 November 2001 - Attacks in Afghanistan (BBC News)
• 31 October 2001 - Enduring Freedom (U.S. Department of Defense)
• 30/31 October 2001 - Attacks in Afghanistan (BBC News)
• 30 October 2001 - Enduring Freedom (U.S. Department of Defense)
• 29/30 October 2001 - Attacks in Afghanistan (BBC News)
• 29 October 2001 - Enduring Freedom (U.S. Department of Defense)
• 28/29 October 2001 - Attacks in Afghanistan (BBC News)
• 28 October 2001 - Enduring Freedom (U.S. Department of Defense)
• 27/28 October 2001 - Attacks in Afghanistan (BBC News)
• 26/27 October 2001 - Attacks in Afghanistan (BBC News)
• 25/26 October 2001 - Attacks in Afghanistan (BBC News)
• 25 October 2001 - Enduring Freedom (U.S. Department of Defense)
• 24/25 October 2001 - Attacks in Afghanistan (BBC News)
• 24 October 2001 - Enduring Freedom (U.S. Department of Defense)
• 23/24 October 2001 - Attacks in Afghanistan (BBC News)
• 23 October 2001 - Enduring Freedom (U.S. Department of Defense)
• 22/23 October 2001 - Attacks in Afghanistan (BBC News)
• 22 October 2001 - Enduring Freedom (U.S. Department of Defense)
• 21/22 October 2001 - Attacks in Afghanistan (BBC News)
• 21 October 2001 - Enduring Freedom (U.S. Department of Defense)
• 20/21 October 2001 - Attacks in Afghanistan (BBC News)
• 20 October 2001 - Enduring Freedom (U.S. Department of Defense)
• 19/20 October 2001 - Attacks in Afghanistan (BBC News)
• 19 October 2001 - Enduring Freedom (U.S. Department of Defense)
• 18/19 October 2001 - Attacks in Afghanistan (BBC News)
• 18 October 2001 - Enduring Freedom (U.S. Department of Defense)
• 18 October 2001 - Today's Battle Zone (Washington Post)
• 17/18 October 2001 - Attacks in Afghanistan (BBC News)
• 17 October 2001 - Enduring Freedom (U.S. Department of Defense)
• 16/17 October 2001 - Attacks in Afghanistan (BBC News)
• 16 October 2001 - Enduring Freedom (U.S. Department of Defense)
• 15/16 October 2001 - Attacks in Afghanistan (BBC News)
• 15 October 2001 - Enduring Freedom (U.S. Department of Defense)
• 14/15 October 2001 - Attacks in Afghanistan (BBC News)
• 14 October 2001 - Enduring Freedom (U.S. Department of Defense)
• 13/14 October 2001 - Attacks in Afghanistan (BBC News)
• 13 October 2001 - Enduring Freedom (U.S. Department of Defense)
• 12/13 October 2001 - Attacks in Afghanistan (BBC News)
• 12 October 2001 - Day Five of U.S. Strikes (Washington Post)
• 11/12 October 2001 - Attacks in Afghanistan (BBC News)
• 11 October 2001 - Enduring Freedom (U.S. Department of Defense)
• 10/11 October 2001 - Attacks in Afghanistan (BBC News)
• 10 October 2001 - Enduring Freedom (U.S. Department of Defense)
• 10 October 2001 - Northern Alliance on the Move(Washington Post)
• 9/10 October 2001 - Attacks in Afghanistan (BBC News)
• 9 October 2001 - Enduring Freedom (U.S. Department of Defense/Global Security)
• 8/9 October 2001 - Attacks in Afghanistan (BBC News)
• 8 October 2001 - Enduring Freedom (U.S. Department of Defense)
• 7/8 October 2001 - Attacks in Afghanistan (BBC News)
• 7 October 2001 - Enduring Freedom (U.S. Department of Defense)
• 7 October 2001 - Start of Attack (Washington Post)
• 2 October 2001 - Afghanistan - Inside Afghanistan (Washington Post)
• 1 October 2001 - Afghanistan - Forbidding Territory (Washington Post)
• 27 September 2001 - Northern Alliance (Washington Post)
• September 2001 - Taliban and Northern Alliance Territory Held (CNN)
• September 2001 - Warplane Deployment (Washington Post)

Maps 2003-2017:

• Afghanistan - Military Facilities, Operation Enduring Freedom [2005] (GlobalSecurity.org)
• Afghanistan - International Security Assistance Force, Provincial Reconstruction Teams [2005-2006] (NATO/Internet Archive)
• Troop Deployments in Afghanistan [March 2009] (BBC News)
• Afghan-Pakistan Militant Nexus [2008-2013] (BBC News/Internet Archive)
• Election Security Map [August 2009] (BBC News)
• Election Maps (New York Times) [August 2009 and updates]
• Forward Operating Base Chapman, based at Khost Airfield (BBC News) [5 January 2010]
• Operation Mosthtarak: Assault in Helmand Province [February 2010] (BBC News)
• Afghan Troop Map: U.S. and NATO Deployments (BBC News) [November 2010]
• Major Insurgent Attacksin Afghanistan, June-September 2015 (BBC News)
• Afghan Taliban lists 'Percent of Country under the control of Mujahideen' (Long War Journal) [March 2017]