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
- Afghanistan - Operational Navigation Chart 1:1,000,000, Sheet ONC G-6, Defense Mapping Agency, 1982. Includes parts of Afghanistan, China, India, Iran, Pakistan, and the USSR. Scale of 1:1,000,000 (11.8MB) Not for navigational use
- Afghanistan - Tactical Pilotage Charts 1:500,000, Defense Mapping Agency. Not for navigational use
- 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)
- Pakistan - Afghanistan Border ("Pushtunistan") 1988 (349K)
- 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
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 and Detailed Maps on Other Web Sites:
- Bagram Air Base (GlobalSecurity.org)
- Central Afghanistan Reference Map, 2004 (ReliefWeb/AIMS)
- Darunta Camp Complex [near Jalalabad] (Global Security)
- Darunta Camp Complex [near Jalalabad] (New York Times)
- Darya-Ye Sut from Space (NASA)
- Hirat/Herat (Afghana.com)
- Jalalabad (Afghana.com)
- Jalalabad - Color satellite image taken December 21, 1999 (Space Imaging)
- Kabul (Afghana.com)
- Kabul, February 2005 (Afghanistan Information Management Service) [pdf format]
- Kabul, 2004 (ReliefWeb/AIMS) [pdf format]
- Kabul (Maps.com)
- Kabul - Aerial Imagery (Yahoo!Maps)
- Kabul - Color satellite image taken September 7, 2000 (Space Imaging) [2.8MB]
- 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)
- Kabul to Peshawar (Peter Loud)
- Kandahar (Afghana.com)
- Kandahar (CNN)
- Kandahar - Color satellite image taken July 3, 2000 (Space Imaging)
- Mazar-i-Sharif (Afghana.com)
- Northeast Afghanistan Reference Map, 2004 (ReliefWeb/AIMS)
- Operation: Enduring Freedom - Satellite images (Space Imaging)
- Southern Region Reference Map, 2004 (ReliefWeb/AIMS)
- South East Afghanistan, Kabul-Kandahar (Peter Loud)
- Western Region Reference Map, 2004 (ReliefWeb/AIMS)
Refugee Maps on Other Web Sites:
Historical Maps on Other Web Sites:
War Maps 2001-2002:
The War Day-by-Day 2001-2002:
![Candahar [Kandahar], Battle at](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/eot2008/20090506130832/http://www.lib.utexas.edu/maps/historical/battle_candahar_1892.jpg){kind=link}
![Darunta Camp Complex [near Jalalabad] (New York Times)](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/eot2008/20090506130832/http://www.nytimes.com/library/national/for_DARUNTA_010116_map.jpg){kind=link}
![Khowst, Afghanistan Terrorist Camps [1998] (U.S. Department of Defense)](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/eot2008/20090506130832/http://www.defenselink.mil/DODCMSShare/NewsPhoto/1998-08/980820-O-0000X-006.jpg){kind=link}
![7 December 2001 - The Hunt for Bin Laden [Tora Bora] (Los Angeles Times)](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/eot2008/20090506130832/http://latimes.image2.trb.com/lanews/media/graphic/2001-12/1356328.gif){kind=link}
