Giro District Explained

Official Name:Giro
Native Name:گیرو
Native Name Lang:ps
Settlement Type:District
Coordinates:33.06°N 68.35°W
Pushpin Map:Afghanistan
Pushpin Label Position:left
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name: Afghanistan
Subdivision Type1:Province
Subdivision Name1:Ghazni Province
Seat:Pana
Population Total:22,700
Population As Of:2009
Population Footnotes:[1]
Elevation M:2000

The Giro District[2] is located within southeastern Ghazni province in Afghanistan, 50 km South East of Ghazni city. The district is a wide plain with scattered low mountains. More than 40 000 residents are estimated, according to 2002 year's data. The district is within the heartland of the Tarakai tribe of Ghilji Pashtuns.[3] The district center is Pana.

As the other districts in this area, it is seriously affected by the continuing drought. Harvests have been decreasing in recent years, and agriculture is the primary source of income.

The roads are in bad condition. The health and education services need much improvement.

On 5 September 2016, 80 Taliban militants were killed and 100 others injured after hundreds of fighters launched a coordinated offensive to capture the district. Five security personnel also had been killed and eight others injured during the operation.

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Afghanistan Election Data. National Democratic Institute. 22 October 2015. https://web.archive.org/web/20160304085843/http://afghanistanelectiondata.org/election/2009/district/1112. 4 March 2016. dead.
  2. Web site: District Profile . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20051027172020/http://www.aims.org.af/afg/dist_profiles/unhcr_district_profiles/centra/ghazni/D_Giro.pdf . 27 October 2005 . 22 October 2015 . UNHCR.
  3. https://www.nps.edu/documents/105988371/107571254/East_tribal_map07.pdf/e48b5c16-800d-42bb-9e24-3d84ac394666 Ghazni Province Tribal Map (Page 4)