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List of cities in Afghanistan

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List of cities in Afghanistan is located in Afghanistan
Kabul
Kabul
Herat
Herat
Jalalabad
Jalalabad
Kandahar
Kandahar
Mazar-i-Sharif
Mazar-i-Sharif
Kunduz
Kunduz
Lashkargah
Lashkargah
Puli Khumri
Puli Khumri
Farah
Farah
Ghazni
Ghazni
Maymana
Maymana
Khost
Khost
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Map of major cities as identified by governmental organizations[1]

The only city in Afghanistan with over 1 million settled residents is the nation's capital, Kabul. According to Afghanistan's National Statistics and Information Authority (NSIA), an estimated 36,435,197 citizens are physically residing in Afghanistan as of September 2025.[2][3] Over 4 million natives of Afghanistan are temporarily residing in Iran and approximately 2 million in Pakistan,[4] and there are at least a million more among the Afghan diaspora around the world. This makes Afghanistan's population over 40 million people.[a]

List

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The chart below shows 26 cities of Afghanistan with an estimated population of over 100,000 people, by order of population. The estimates are from September 2025, provided by NSIA.[11]

No. City Province Population Citation
1 Kabul (nation's capital) Kabul 5,333,284 [12]
2 Kandahar Kandahar 732,629 [13]
3 Herat Herat 673,273 [14]
4 Mazar-e-Sharif Balkh 568,013 [15]
5 Kunduz Kunduz 413,996 [16]
6 Jalalabad Nangarhar 318,733 [17]
7 Taloqan Takhar 284,990 [18]
8 Pul-e-Khumri Baghlan 230,112 [19]
9 Charikar Parwan 222,751 [20]
10 Baghlan Baghlan 219,073 [21]
11 Sheberghan Jowzjan 213,411 [22]
12 Ghazni Ghazni 205,965 [23]
13 Lashkargah Helmand 191,458 [24]
14 Khost Khost 170,615 [25]
15 Mehtarlam Laghman 160,123 [26]
16 Balkh Balkh 148,972 [27]
17 Farah Farah 141,091 [28]
18 Sar-e-Pul Sar-e-Pul 134,809 [29]
19 Pul-e-Alam Logar 130,793 [30]
20 Aybak Samangan 130,409 [31]
21 Firozkoh Ghor 129,521 [32]
22 Terinkot Uruzgan 127,095 [33]
23 Spin Boldak Kandahar 123,945 [34]
24 Maimana Faryab 108,049 [35]
25 Gardez Paktia 105,278 [36]
26 Bamyan Bamyan 103,909 [37]

Ancient names

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Ancient names of places or cities in Afghanistan:

Current city and region Ancient name
Kabul Kophene,[38] Gaofū, Kābūrā
Ghazni Ghaznīn, Ghazna
Balkh Bakhlo, Bactra, Bokhdī
Bamyan Bamikan[39]
Herat Haraiva, Harī, Aria
Laghman Lampaka[38]
Jalalabad Adinapur[40]
Kandahar Arachosia[38]
Lashkargah Bost, Bust
Zaranj Zranka, Zarangia, Drangiana
Kunduz Drapsaka, Walwalij

See also

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Notes

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  1. ^ The last census was conducted in 1979. Sources disagree about the current population: All figures are mid-year.

References

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  40. ^ Gazetteer of the Peshawar District 1897-98 Page 55
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