Du Ab District Explained

Official Name:	Du Ab
Native Name Lang:	pa
Settlement Type:	District
Pushpin Map:	Afghanistan
Pushpin Label Position:	left
Coordinates:	35.2139°N 70.3733°W
Subdivision Type:	Country
Subdivision Name:	Afghanistan
Subdivision Type1:	Province
Subdivision Name1:	Nuristan Province
Population Total:	7,700^[1]
Population As Of:	2010

Du Ab District, Dō Āb District,^[2] Du'ab District, Doab District,^[3] (Persian: ولسوالی دوآب, Pushto; Pashto: دو آب ولسوالۍ two waters^[4]) is a district of Nuristan Province, in eastern Afghanistan.^[5]

History

The Taliban launched an attack on the Du Ab and Qatar Khak areas on 31 January 1997.^[6] Between June 4 and June 5, 2021, the district fell to the Taliban forces after 20 days of fighting. This marked the 7th district to fall to the Taliban since May 1, 2021.^[7]

Notes and References

1. Web site: Nuristan Provincial Profile. Minister of Rural Rehabilitation and Development. 25 August 2015.
2. , United States National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency
3. http://www.nps.edu/programs/CCS/Docs/Executive%20Summaries/Nuristan_Summary_2009.pdf "Executive Summaries: Nuristan Summary 2009"
4. Book: Paul Preston. Michael Partridge. Anita Prazmowska. Great Britain. Foreign Office. British Documents on Foreign Affairs--reports and Papers from the Foreign Office Confidential Print: Soviet Union, January 1947-December 1947. 5 February 2011. May 1999. University Publications of America. 978-1-55655-764-4.
5. http://www.aims.org.af/maps/national/political_divisions/political_divisions_34.pdf "Afghanistan Administrative Divisions"
6. Book: British Broadcasting Corporation. Monitoring Service. Summary of world broadcasts: Asia, Pacific. 5 February 2011. 1997. British Broadcasting Corporation.
7. Web site: Taliban seizes another district in Afghanistan.