Ghazni District Explained

Official Name:Ghazni District
Native Name:ولسوالی غزنی
Native Name Lang:fa
Settlement Type:District
Pushpin Map:Afghanistan
Pushpin Label Position:left
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:Afghanistan
Subdivision Type1:Province
Subdivision Name1:Ghazni
Parts Type:Occupation
Parts Style:para

Ghazni District (Persian: ولسوالی غزنی), is a district of Ghazni province, Afghanistan situated in the northeast part of the province. Capital of the district is Ghazni, which is also capital of Ghazni Province.

Demographics & Population

Like in the rest of Afghanistan, no exact population numbers are available. The Afghan Ministry of Rural Rehabilitation & Development (MRRD) along with UNHCR and Central Statistics Office (CSO) of Afghanistan estimates the population of the district to be around 154,618.[1] According to AIMS and UNHCR, Hazaras make up 50% of the population, followed by Tajiks and Pashtuns, 50%.[2]

Security and Politics

It was reported that Afghan and ISAF forces combined and killed several militants and captured an al-Qaeda IED facilitator and another incident on the southern side of Ghazni City.[3]

See also

References

  1. Web site: MRRD Ghazni Provincial profile . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20100707110301/http://www.mrrd.gov.af/nabdp/Provincial%20Profiles/Ghazni%20PDP%20Provincial%20profile.pdf . 2010-07-07 . 2010-05-03.
  2. Ghazni District Profile, UNHCR
  3. "Operational Update, Nov. 19: Afghan-International Security Forces Detain, Kill Taliban Militants in Kandahar and Ghazni Provinces." 19 November 2009. Accessed at: http://www.nato.int/isaf/docu/pressreleases/2009/11/pr091119-xxa.html