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Where is Zabul Province in Afghanistan?

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Direct answer

Zabul is one of Afghanistan’s 34 provinces. Its provincial capital is Qalat, and it is commonly grouped with the southern part of the country for geographic orientation.

What the figure or term means

Zabul is a mountainous and arid southern province along the Kabul–Kandahar corridor with dispersed rural communities.

Agriculture, livestock, transport, trade, and seasonal work support households.

Drought, flood damage, health access, road conditions, and return movements can create localized pressure.

For current operations, confirm spellings, district boundaries, road access, population estimates, and sector needs in the latest OCHA common operational datasets and assessments.

How to use this information responsibly

Afghanistan has 34 provinces. Province pages provide geographic orientation and explain why conditions and aid access cannot be inferred from national averages alone.

Administrative boundaries, spellings, population estimates, access conditions, and needs assessments can change or differ by source. Use current operational datasets for field decisions.

Sources and records

Check the underlying information.

  1. OCHA Common Operational Datasets ↗
  2. United Nations Data: Afghanistan country profile ↗
  3. ReliefWeb: Afghanistan ↗
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