List of splits and creations of districts in Afghanistan

Here is a list of all the splits and creations within the districts of Afghanistan.

Northern Mainland Afghanistan

North Eastern Afghanistan

Badakhshan Province

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.

Baghlan Province

Dih Salah, Khwaja Hijran and Puli Hisar Districts were split-off from Andarab District.
Fering and Gharu Districts were split-off from Khost wa Fereng District.
Baghlan District was absorbed into Baghlani Jadid District.
Kahmard District was transferred into Bamiyan Province.

Kunduz Province

There weren't any changes within Kunduz Province.

Takhar 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

Balkh Province

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.

Faryab Province

Qurghan District was split-off from Andkhoy District.
Gurziwan District was split-off from Bilchiragh District.

Jowzjan Province

Khaniqa District was split-off from Aqcha District.
Qush Tepa District was split-off from Shibirghan District.

Samangan Province

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.

Sare Pol Province

Gosfandi District was split-off from Sayyad District.

Central Mainland Afghanistan

Central Afghanistan

Kabul Province

Farza District was split-off from Mir Bacha Kot District.

Kapisa Province

Kohistan District was dissolved to split and create Hesa Awal Kohistan and Hesa Duwum Kohistan Districts.

Logar Province

Azra District was shifted from Paktia Province.
Baraki Barak
Kharwar District was split-off from Charkh District.

Panjshir Province

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.

Parwan Province

Sayed Khel District was split-off from Jabal Saraj District.

Wardak Province

Jaghatu District was shifted from Ghazni Province.

Eastern Afghanistan

Kunar Province

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.

Laghman Province

There weren't any changes within Laghman Province.

Nangarhar Province

Bihsud District was split-off from Jalalabad District.
Kot District was split-off from Rodat District.

Nuristan Province

Du Ab and Nurgaram Districts were split-off from Kamdesh District.

Western Afghanistan

Badghis Province

There weren't any changes within Badghis Province.

Bamyan Province

Sayghan District was split-off from Kahmard District, formerly from Baghlan Province.

Farah Province

There weren't any changes within Farah Province.

Ghor Province

Charsada, Dawlat Yar and Du Layna Districts were split-off from Chaghcharan District.

Herat Province

There weren't any changes within Herat Province.

Southern Mainland Afghanistan

South Eastern Afghanistan

Ghazni Province

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.

Khost Province

Shamal District was shifted from Paktia Province.

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.

Paktika 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

Daykundi Province

Note - All former districts were shifted from Orūzgān Province.

Gizab District was shifted from Orūzgān Province; but returned back to Orūzgān in 2006.
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.

Helmand Province

There weren't any changes within Helmand Province.

Kandahar 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.

Nimruz Province

There weren't any changes within Nimruz Province.

Orūzgān Province

Gizab District was transferred to Daykundi Province; later returned back in 2006.
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.

Zabul Province

Kakar District was split-off from Argahandab District.
Naw Bahar District was created from parts of Shamulzayi and Shinkay Districts.