Perry-Castañeda Library
Map Collection
Afghanistan Maps
Afghanistan Maps:
Afghanistan Maps on Other Web Sites:
The following maps were produced by the U.S. Central Intelligence Agency unless otherwise indicated.
Country Maps
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)
Afghanistan Maps on Other Web Sites:
Country Maps on Other Web Sites:
Thematic Maps on Other Web Sites:
City Maps on Other Web Sites:
Detailed Maps on Other Web Sites:
Historical Maps on Other Web Sites
Early History:
1990s:
War Maps 2001-2002:
The War Day-by-Day 2001-2002:
Maps 2003-2017:
![Candahar [Kandahar], Battle at](http://legacy.lib.utexas.edu/maps/historical/battle_candahar_1892.jpg){kind=link}
![Darunta Camp Complex [near Jalalabad] (New York Times)](http://www.nytimes.com/library/national/for_DARUNTA_010116_map.jpg){kind=link}
![Khowst, Afghanistan Terrorist Camps [1998] (U.S. Department of Defense)](http://archive.defense.gov/dodcmsshare/newsphoto/1998-08/980820-O-0000X-006.jpg){kind=link}
![7 December 2001 - The Hunt for Bin Laden [Tora Bora] (Los Angeles Times)](http://latimes.image2.trb.com/lanews/media/graphic/2001-12/1356328.gif){kind=link}
![Afghanistan - International Security Assistance Force, Provincial Reconstruction Teams [2005-2006] (NATO/Internet Archive)](http://web.archive.org/web/*/http://www.nato.int/issues/afghanistan/graphics/e040628a.jpg){kind=link}
![Forward Operating Base Chapman, based at Khost Airfield (BBC News) [5 January 2010]](http://news.bbc.co.uk/nol/shared/spl/hi/pop_ups/08/south_asia_enl_1262269073/img/laun.jpg){kind=link}
