| Jawand | |
| Native Name: | جِوَند |
| Subdivision Type: | District |
| Subdivision Name: | Badghis |
| Government Type: | District council |
| Population Est: | 186,000 |
| Area Total Km2: | 7146 |
Jawand is the largest district of Badghis Province, Afghanistan, located in the southeast. Its population is estimated at 186,000, although a 1990 estimate by the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) puts the population at 46,403. Its capital is Jawand The inhabitants of Jawand are Pashtuns.[1] [2]
Jawand has approximately 380 villages, with nearly all of them ravaged by poverty, hunger and disease. There are no paved roads, no doctors or medical clinics and no schools.