In 1863, Sher Ali Khan formed the province of Farah and separated it from Herat and Kandahar.

Formerly Farah had been subject to Herat, but instead he made it a separate province and gave it to his cousin, Sardar Mohammad Afzal (not to be confused with Mohammad Afzal Khan.

[2] The former province's capital was Farah.

The province was divided into seven districts:[2]

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