List of splits and creations of districts in Afghanistan
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Here is a list of all the splits and creations within the districts of Afghanistan.
Northern Mainland Afghanistan
North Eastern Afghanistan
- 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.
- Dih Salah, Khwaja Hijran and Puli Hisar Districts were split-off from Andarab District.
- Farang wa Gharu and Guzargahi Nur Districts were split-off from Khost wa Fereng District.
- Baghlan District was absorbed into Baghlani Jadid District.
- Kahmard District was transferred into Bamiyan Province.
- There weren't any changes within Kunduz 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
- 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.
- Qurghan District was split-off from Andkhoy District.
- Gurziwan District was split-off from Bilchiragh District.
- Khaniqa District was split-off from Aqcha District.
- Qush Tepa District was split-off from Shibirghan District.
- 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.
Central Mainland Afghanistan
Central Afghanistan
- Farza District was split-off from Mir Bacha Kot District.
- Kohistan District was dissolved to split and create Hesa Awal Kohistan and Hesa Duwum Kohistan Districts.
- Azra District was shifted from Paktia Province.
- Baraki Barak
- Kharwar District was split-off from Charkh District.
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.
- Sayed Khel District was split-off from Jabal Saraj District.
- Jaghatu District was shifted from Ghazni Province.
Eastern Afghanistan
- 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.
- There weren't any changes within Laghman Province.
- Bihsud District was split-off from Jalalabad District.
- Kot District was split-off from Rodat District.
Western Afghanistan
- There weren't any changes within Badghis Province.
- There weren't any changes within Farah Province.
- Charsada, Dawlat Yar and Du Layna Districts were split-off from Chaghcharan District.
- There weren't any changes within Herat Province.
Southern Mainland Afghanistan
South Eastern Afghanistan
- Waghaz District was split-off from Muqur District.
- Khwaja Umari and Rashidan Districts were split-off from Jeghatoo (Waeez Shahid) District.
- Khugiani District was created from parts of Waeez Shahid and Ghazni City Districts.
- Jaghatu District was transferred to Wardak Province.
- Shamal District was shifted from Paktia Province.
- Ahmadabad District was split-off from Sayed Karam District.
- Azra District was transferred to Logar Province.
- Shamal District was transferred to Khost Province.
- Terwa District was split-off from Waza Khwa District.
- Jani Khel, Yahya Khel and Yosuf Khel Districts were split-off from Zarghun Shahr District.
South Western Afghanistan
Note - All former districts were shifted from Orūzgān Province.
- Gizab District was shifted from Orūzgān Province.
- Daykundi District was dissolved to split and create Ishtarlay, Khadir, Nili and Sangtakht Districts.
- Kiti District was split-off from Kajran District.
- Miramor District was split-off from Shahristan District.
- There weren't any changes within Helmand Province.
- Miyan Nasheen District was split-off from Shah Wali Kot District.
- Zhari District was created from parts of Maywand and Panjwaye Districts.
- Naish District was shifted from Orūzgān Province.
- There weren't any changes within Nimruz Province.
- Gizab District was transferred to Daykundi Province.
- Daykundi District was transferred to Daykundi Province.
- Kajran District was transferred to Daykundi Province.
- Shahristan District was transferred to Daykundi Province.
- Naish District was transferred to Kandahar Province.
- Kakar District was split-off from Argahandab District.
- Naw Bahar District was created from parts of Shamulzayi and Shinkay Districts.