Aynak Area of Interest

Base map from Advanced Spaceborne 

Thermal Emissions and Reflectance 

Radiometer (ASTER) 30-meter digital data

Cultural data from digital files from Afghanistan

Information Management Services (AIMS)

Website (http://www.aims.org.af).

acquired in November 2010.

EXPLANATION

Subareas

Logar Valley

Bakhel Charwas

Kharuti Dawrankhel

Areas of interest and subareas are defined in

Peters and others (2007). Data modified by 

the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) and AIMS.

Kelaghey Kakhay

Yagh Darra Gul Darra

68°45'E 69°0'E 69°15'E

34°30'N

34°15'N

0 2 4 8 MILES

0 4 8 2 6 KILOMETERS

6

Logar Province

Wardak 

Province

Kabul 

Province

Nirkh

Bagrami

Chahar Asyab Musayi

Muhammed Agha

Logar River
Badakhshan River

71°0'E 70°45'E 70°30'E

37°30'N

37°15'N

37°0'N Baharak

Badakhshan Area of Interest

Areas of interest and subareas are defined in

Peters and others (2007). Data modified by 

the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) and AIMS.

Base map from Advanced Spaceborne 

Thermal Emissions and Reflectance 

Radiometer (ASTER) 30-meter digital data

Cultural data from digital files 

from Afghanistan Information 

Management Services (AIMS)

Website (http://www.aims.org.af).

acquired in November 2010.

Ragh

Ragh

Fayz Abad

Bharak District

EXPLANATION

Subareas

Badakhshan

 Province

0 3 6 12 MILES

0 6 12 3 8 KILOMETERS

8
68°0'E 68°15'E

35°30'N

35°15'N

Baghlan Area of Interest

Baghlan Province

Samangan Province

Base map from Advanced Spaceborne 

Thermal Emissions and Reflectance 

Radiometer (ASTER) 30-meter digital data

Cultural data from digital files 

from Afghanistan Information 

Management Services (AIMS)

Website (http://www.aims.org.af).

acquired in November 2010.

Ruyi Du Ab

Kahmard

Tala Wa Barfak

Darya-ye Khamard River

0 2 4 8 MILES

0 4 2 6 8 KILOMETERS

6

Areas of interest and subareas are defined in

Peters and others (2007). Data modified by 

the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) and AIMS.
Kandahar Province

Uruzgan Province

65°45'E 66°0'E

32°45'N

32°30'N

32°15'N

0 4 8 16 MILES

0 4 8 16 KILOMETERS

Nesh

12

12

Uruzgan River

Base map from Advanced Spaceborne 

Thermal Emissions and Reflectance 

Radiometer (ASTER) 30-meter digital data

Cultural data from digital files from 

AfghanistanInformation Management 

Services (AIMS) Website (http://www.

aims.org.af).acquired in November 2010.

Bakhud Area of Interest

Areas of interest and subareas are defined in

Peters and others (2007). Data modified by 

the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) and AIMS.
67°0'E

66°45'E

66°30'E

35°45'N

35°30'N

12

Balkh

 Province

Saripul Province

Balkhab

Balkhab River

Base map from Advanced Spaceborne 

Thermal Emissions and Reflectance 

Radiometer (ASTER) 30-meter digital data

Cultural data from digital files from Afghanistan

Information Management Services (AIMS)

Website (http://www.aims.org.af).

acquired in November 2010.

EXPLANATION

Subareas

Balkhab Prospect Area

0 4 8 16 MILES

0 4 8 12 16 KILOMETERS

Areas of interest and subareas are defined in

Peters and others (2007). Data modified by 

the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) and AIMS.

Balkhab Area of Interest
Helmand Province

Kandahar Province

Chaigai Hills Area of Interest

0 5 10 20 MILES

0 10 20 5 KILOMETERS

15

15

PAKISTAN

64°45'E 64°30'E 64°15'E 64°0'E 63°45'E 63°30'E

29°45'N

29°30'N

Areas of interest and subareas are defined in

Peters and others (2007). Data modified by 

the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) and AIMS.

Base map from Advanced Spaceborne 

Thermal Emissions and Reflectance 

Radiometer (ASTER) 30-meter digital data

Cultural data from digital files from Afghanistan

Information Management Services (AIMS)

Website (http://www.aims.org.af).

acquired in November 2010.
Daykundi Area of Interest

66°45'E

66°30'E

66°15'E

66°0'E

33°45'N

33°30'N

34°15'N

Areas of interest and subareas are defined in

Peters and others (2007). Data modified by 

the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) and AIMS.

0 5 10 20 MILES

0 10 20 5 KILOMETERS

Base map from Advanced Spaceborne 

Thermal Emissions and Reflectance 

Radiometer (ASTER) 30-meter digital data

Cultural data from digital files from Afghanistan

Information Management Services (AIMS)

Website (http://www.aims.org.af).

acquired in November 2010.

15

15

Uruzgan

 Province

Bamyan Province

Gizab

Shahristan

Waras
Kunduz

Province

Baghlan

Province

69°15'E

36°30'N

36°15'N

36°0'N

69°0'E

36°15'N

0 5 10 20 MILES

0 10 20 5 KILOMETERS

15

15

Base map from Advanced Spaceborne 

Thermal Emissions and Reflectance 

Radiometer (ASTER) 30-meter digital data

Cultural data from digital files from 

AfghanistanInformation Management 

Services (AIMS) Website (http://www.

aims.org.af). acquired in November 2010.

Areas of interest and subareas are defined in

Peters and others (2007). Data modified by 

the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) and AIMS.

Dudkash Area of Interest

Burka

Nahrin

Dabana-IGhori

Puli Khumri

Dushi

Baghlan River
Dusar Area of Interest

Hirat Province

Farah Province

Adraskan

Shindand

Dusar River

Areas of interest and subareas are defined in

Peters and others (2007). Data modified by 

the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) and AIMS.

61°15'E 61°30'E 61°45'E 62°0'E 62°15'E

33°45'N

33°30'N

Kaftar VMS

Shaida

Dahana Misgaran

0 5 10 20 MILES

0 10 20 5 KILOMETERS

EXPLANATION

Subareas

Base map from Advanced Spaceborne 

Thermal Emissions and Reflectance 

Radiometer (ASTER) 30-meter digital data

Cultural data from digital files from Afghanistan

Information Management Services (AIMS)

Website (http://www.aims.org.af).

acquired in November 2010.
Nangharhar Province

PAKISTAN

Paktya

Province

Ghunday Mamahel

Achin Magnesite

Areas of interest and subareas are defined in

Peters and others (2007). Data modified by 

the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) and AIMS.

Ghunday Area of Interest

Sherzad Shinwar

Pachir Wa Agam

Achin

Lal Pur

Nazyan Dur Baba

69°45'E 70°0'E 70°15'E 70°30'E 70°45'E 71°0'E

34°15'N

34°0'N

0 5 10 20 MILES

0 10 KILOMETERS 20

15 Base map from Advanced Spaceborne 

Thermal Emissions and Reflectance 

Radiometer (ASTER) 30-meter digital data

Cultural data from digital files from Afghanistan

Information Management Services (AIMS)

Website (http://www.aims.org.af).

acquired in November 2010.

EXPLANATION

Subareas
HajiGak Area of Interest

Areas of interest and subareas are defined in

Peters and others (2007). Data modified by 

the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) and AIMS.

68°30'E

68°15'E

68°0'E

34°45'N

0 2.5 5 10 MILES

0 5 10 2.5 KILOMETERS

7.5

7.5

Base map from Advanced Spaceborne 

Thermal Emissions and Reflectance 

Radiometer (ASTER) 30-meter digital data

Cultural data from digital files from Afghanistan

Information Management Services (AIMS)

Website (http://www.aims.org.af).

acquired in November 2010.

Wardak

Province

Shekh Ali

Bamyan

Province

Parwan

Province

Surkhi Parsa

EXPLANATION

Subareas

Haji Gak Prospect

Farenjal Area

NE HajiGak
68°30'E

33°15'N

0 2 4 MILES

0 42 KILOMETERS

Base map from Advanced Spaceborne 

Thermal Emissions and Reflectance 

Radiometer (ASTER) 30-meter digital data

Cultural data from digital files from 

Afghanistan Information Management

 Services (AIMS) Website (http://www.

aims.org.af). acquired in November 2010.

Katawas Area of Interest

Ghazni River

Paktika 

Province

Ghazni 

Province

EXPLANATION

Subareas

Katawas Gold 

Areas of interest and subareas are defined in

Peters and others (2007). Data modified by 

the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) and AIMS.
64°0'E

63°45'E

63°30'E

63°15'E

63°0'E

30°15'N

30°0'N

63°0'E

0 5 10 20 MILES

0 10 20 5 KILOMETERS

15

15

Base map from Advanced Spaceborne 

Thermal Emissions and Reflectance 

Radiometer (ASTER) 30-meter digital data

Cultural data from digital files from Afghanistan

Information Management Services (AIMS)

Website (http://www.aims.org.af).

acquired in November 2010.

EXPLANATION

Subareas

Khanneshin Volcano

Khanneshin Area of Interest

Reg

Dishu

Helmand Rive

Areas of interest and subareas are defined in

Peters and others (2007). Data modified by 

the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) and AIMS.

r
Kharnak Area of Interest.

Cultural data from digital files from Afghanistan

Information Management Services (AIMS)

Website (http://www.aims.org.af).

acquired in November 2010.

Areas of interest and subareas are defined in

Peters and others (2007). Data modified by 

the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) and AIMS.

Pasaband

Uruzgan 

Province

EXPLANATION

Subareas

Panjsha Mullayan

Koh-e Katif

Sahebdad Khanjar

Ghor Province

Taywara

65°15'E

65°0'E

64°45'E

64°30'E

64°15'E

33°15'N

64°15'E

34°0'N

33°45'N

33°30'N

0 5 10 20 MILES

0 10 20 5 KILOMETERS

Base map from Advanced Spaceborne 

Thermal Emissions and Reflectance 

Radiometer (ASTER) 30-meter digital data

15

15

Uruzgan River
Kundalyan Area of Interest

Areas of interest and subareas are defined in

Peters and others (2007). Data modified by 

the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) and AIMS.

66°45'E

32°30'N

32°15'N

66°30'E

Zabul

Province

Kandahar

Province

0 2.5 5 10

0 105 KILOMETERS

Base map from Advanced Spaceborne 

Thermal Emissions and Reflectance 

Radiometer (ASTER) 30-meter digital data

Cultural data from digital files from 

Afghanistan Information Management 

Services (AIMS) Website (http://www

.aims.org.af).acquired in November 2010.

7.5 MILES

Mizah

EXPLANATION

Subareas

Charsu Ghumbad

Baghawan Garangh

Kunag Skarn
Baghlan

Province

Kunduz

Province

Ali Abad

Kunduz River

68°15'E

36°45'N

36°30'N

68°30'E

68°45'E

0 5 10 2.5 MILES

0 5 10 2.5 KILOMETERS

7.5

7.5

Kunduz Area of Interest

Base map from Advanced Spaceborne 

Thermal Emissions and Reflectance 

Radiometer (ASTER) 30-meter digital data

Cultural data from digital files from

 Afghanistan Information Management

 Services (AIMS) Website (http://www.a

ims.org.af). acquired in November 2010.

Areas of interest and subareas are defined in

Peters and others (2007). Data modified by 

the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) and AIMS.
Nalbandon District

Gharghananaw Gawmazar

Ghor

Province

Hirat Province

64°30'E 64°45'E 64°0'E 64°15'E 63°45'E

34°15'N

34°0'N

0 5 10 20 MILES

0 10 20 5 KILOMETERS

Tulak

Shabrak

Chishti Sharif

15

15

Hirat River

Base map from Advanced Spaceborne 

Thermal Emissions and Reflectance 

Radiometer (ASTER) 30-meter digital data

Cultural data from digital files from Afghanistan

Information Management Services (AIMS)

Website (http://www.aims.org.af).

acquired in November 2010.

Nalbandon Area of Interest

Areas of interest and subareas are defined in

Peters and others (2007). Data modified by 

the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) and AIMS.

EXPLANATION

Subareas
Base map from Advanced Spaceborne 

Thermal Emissions and Reflectance 

Radiometer (ASTER) 30-meter digital data

Cultural data from digital files from Afghanistan

Information Management Services (AIMS)

Website (http://www.aims.org.af).

acquired in November 2010.

North Herat Barium Prospect

Hirat River

IRAN

Gulran

Kushk

Hirat 

Province

EXPLANATION

Subareas

Areas of interest and subareas are defined in

Peters and others (2007). Data modified by 

the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) and AIMS.

61°30'E

61°45'E

62°0'E

62°15'E 63°0'E 62°45'E 62°30'E

35°15'N

61°15'E

61°0'E

35°0'N

34°30'N

0 10 20 40 MILES

0 10 20 40 KILOMETERS

30

30

North Herat Area of Interest
Badakhshan 

Province

Takhar Province

Yagni Qala

Khwaja Ghar

Chah Ab

Rustaq

Darqad

TAJIKISTAN

69°45'E 70°0'E 69°30'E

37°30'N

37°15'N

37°0'N

0 5 10 2.5 MILES

0 5 10 2.5 KILOMETERS

7.5

7.5

North Takhar Area of Interest

Base map from Advanced Spaceborne 

Thermal Emissions and Reflectance 

Radiometer (ASTER) 30-meter digital data

Cultural data from digital files from 

Afghanistan Information Management 

Services (AIMS) Website (http://www.

aims.org.af).acquired in November 2010.

Takhar River

Panj River

Areas of interest and subareas are defined in

Peters and others (2007). Data modified by 

the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) and AIMS.
71°15'E

35°45'N

35°30'N

35°15'N

35°0'N

70°45'E

0 6 12 3 MILES

0 6 12 3 KILOMETERS

9

9

Nuristan Area of Interest

Base map from Advanced Spaceborne 

Thermal Emissions and Reflectance 

Radiometer (ASTER) 30-meter digital data

Cultural data from digital files from Afghanistan

Information Management Services (AIMS)

Website (http://www.aims.org.af).

acquired in November 2010.

Kunar

Province

Nuristan

Province

Chaparhar

Wama

Waygal

Bargi Matal

Areas of interest and subareas are defined in

Peters and others (2007). Data modified by 

the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) and AIMS.
69°45'E

35°30'N

0 42 MILES

0 42 KILOMETERS

Panjsher Valley Area of Interest

Base map from Advanced Spaceborne 

Thermal Emissions and Reflectance 

Radiometer (ASTER) 30-meter digital data

Cultural data from digital files from Afghanistan

Information Management Services (AIMS)

Website (http://www.aims.org.af).

acquired in November 2010.

EXPLANATION

Subareas

Emeralds

Silver and Iron

Hisa-I-Awali Panjsher

Wardak 

Province

Areas of interest and subareas are defined in

Peters and others (2007). Data modified by 

the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) and AIMS.
69°45'E 69°30'E

36°30'N

Base map from Advanced Spaceborne 

Thermal Emissions and Reflectance 

Radiometer (ASTER) 30-meter digital data

Cultural data from digital files from Afghanistan

Information Management Services (AIMS)

Website (http://www.aims.org.af).

acquired in November 2010.

0 2 4 1 MILES

0 2 41 KILOMETERS

3

3

Takhar Area of Interest

Takhar 

Province

Chai

Areas of interest and subareas are defined in

Peters and others (2007). Data modified by 

the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) and AIMS.
61°45'E 62°0'E

33°0'N

0 2 4 1 MILES

0 2 41 KILOMETERS

Base map from Advanced Spaceborne 

Thermal Emissions and Reflectance 

Radiometer (ASTER) 30-meter digital data

Cultural data from digital files from Afghanistan

Information Management Services (AIMS)

Website (http://www.aims.org.af).

acquired in November 2010.

Tourmaline Area of Interest

Hirat 

Province

Farah

Province

3

3

Areas of interest and subareas are defined in

Peters and others (2007). Data modified by 

the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) and AIMS.
Ghazni River Bolo Gold Prospect

Zarkashan Mine Area

Luman Tamaki

67°50'E

33°10'N

33°0'N

32°50'N

0 3 6 1.5 MILES

0 3 61.5 KILOMETERS

4.5

4.5

Base map from Advanced Spaceborne 

Thermal Emissions and Reflectance 

Radiometer (ASTER) 30-meter digital data

Cultural data from digital files from Afghanistan

Information Management Services (AIMS)

Website (http://www.aims.org.af).

acquired in November 2010.

Zarkashan Area of Interest

EXPLANATION

Subareas

Zabul

Province

Ghazni

Province

Areas of interest and subareas are defined in

Peters and others (2007). Data modified by 

the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) and AIMS.