Afghanistan Road Network from OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap exports provide a road network across Afghanistan, including features tagged with `highway` such as motorways, residential streets, and footways. The Humanitarian OpenStreetMap Team (HOT) maintains this export, last updated on 2026-05-12. Completeness varies by region, with urban areas typically well-mapped and remote areas potentially incomplete.

Use Cases

• Calculate travel routes based on the hierarchical road network.
• Assess regional accessibility for services based on road type and connectivity.
• Plan evacuation scenarios using the network of motorways and residential streets.
• Analyze transportation infrastructure density and coverage across urban and remote areas.

Strengths

• Includes multiple road types from motorways to trails as defined by the OpenStreetMap `highway` tag.
• Available in multiple geospatial file formats including GEOPACKAGE, SHP, and JSON.
• Last updated on 2026-05-12, indicating recent maintenance.

Limitations

• Completeness varies by region; remote areas may be incomplete.
• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.

Provenance

Source

OpenStreetMap

Collection Method

Volunteer-collaborative mapping and export by the Humanitarian OpenStreetMap Team (HOT).

Freshness

2026-05-12 12:04:44.107281

Geography

Afghanistan