Sar-e-Pol, also spelled Sari Pul (Persian: سرپل) is one of the thirty-four provinces of Afghanistan, located in the north of the country.

It borders Ghor and Bamyan to the south, Samangan to the east, Balkh and Jowzjan to the north, and Faryab to the west.

The province was created in 1988, with the support of northern Afghan politician Sayed Nasim Mihanparast.

During the Afghan Civil War, the area was controlled by forces loyal to Abdul Rashid Dostum.

[5] The biggest threat to travelers in Sar-e Pol province remains highway bandits and thieves, corrupt militiamen and police, and road hazards.

The Government of Afghanistan signed a deal with China National Petroleum Corporation (CNPC) for the development of oil blocks in the Amu Darya basin, a project expected to earn billions of dollars over two decades; the deal covers drilling and a refinery in the northern provinces of Sar-e Pol and Faryab and is the first international oil production agreement entered into by the Afghan government for several decades.

[9] Production of the Afghan oil began in October 2012, which was expected to increase to 1 million barrels per year in 2013.

[10] On October 5, 2018, in Washington, D.C., Afghan officials signed a 30-year contract involving a $56 million investment by investment group Centar and its operating company Afghan Gold and Minerals Co. for exploration of an area covering 500 square km for copper, with development of mining due to begin thereafter.