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'''Parwan Province''', in Afghanistan, is on the northwest of [[Kabul Province]]. [[Bagram Airport]] is in it | '''Parwan Province''', in Afghanistan, is on the northwest of [[Kabul Province]]. [[Bagram Airport]] is in it. | ||
==Government== | |||
The provincial capital is [[Charikar]]. The province is in [[ISAF Regional Command East]].<ref name=ISW>{{citation | |||
| publisher = Institute for the Study of War | |||
| title = Regional Command East | |||
| url = http://www.understandingwar.org/region/regional-command-east#Parwan}}</ref> | |||
*Governor: Jafar Takwa | |||
*Chief of police: Abdul Rrahman Siadkhel Mowlana | |||
==Terrain== | |||
It is mountainous,, with the Kott-i-Baba Range in the southwest, the Panjshir Range in the north, and the Paghman Range in the southeast. Two main rivers cross the province—the Ghowr Band River and the Panjshir River. Crops are grown along the fertile river valleys and livestock are raised throughout the province. Mountains in the high-altitude Ghorband and Shinwari Districts are covered with snow year-round. | |||
==Demographics== | |||
Divided into ten districts, it has a population of almost 600,000.65 The main ethnic groups are [[Pastun people|Pashtuns]] and [[Tajik]]s, but there are small numbers of [[Uzbek]]s, [[Qizilbash]] and [[Hazara]]s. | |||
==Security== | |||
It is one of the safest provinces in Afghanistan. Incidents in Parwan usually involve grenade attacks on the residences of government officials or roadside bombs. Casualties are generally low. | |||
==Drugs== | |||
Opium poppy cultivation has been eradicated in Parwan, although narcotics trafficking continues. | |||
Revision as of 03:13, 14 May 2009
Parwan Province, in Afghanistan, is on the northwest of Kabul Province. Bagram Airport is in it.
Government
The provincial capital is Charikar. The province is in ISAF Regional Command East.[1]
- Governor: Jafar Takwa
- Chief of police: Abdul Rrahman Siadkhel Mowlana
Terrain
It is mountainous,, with the Kott-i-Baba Range in the southwest, the Panjshir Range in the north, and the Paghman Range in the southeast. Two main rivers cross the province—the Ghowr Band River and the Panjshir River. Crops are grown along the fertile river valleys and livestock are raised throughout the province. Mountains in the high-altitude Ghorband and Shinwari Districts are covered with snow year-round.
Demographics
Divided into ten districts, it has a population of almost 600,000.65 The main ethnic groups are Pashtuns and Tajiks, but there are small numbers of Uzbeks, Qizilbash and Hazaras.
Security
It is one of the safest provinces in Afghanistan. Incidents in Parwan usually involve grenade attacks on the residences of government officials or roadside bombs. Casualties are generally low.
Drugs
Opium poppy cultivation has been eradicated in Parwan, although narcotics trafficking continues.
- ↑ Regional Command East, Institute for the Study of War