Markazi Bihsud District Explained

Markazi Behsud District
Native Name:ولسوالی مرکز بهسود
Pushpin Map:Afghanistan
Pushpin Label Position:above
Pushpin Mapsize:280px
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in Afghanistan
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name: Afghanistan
Subdivision Type1:Province
Subdivision Name1:Maidan Wardak
Subdivision Type2:Capital
Subdivision Name2:Behsud
Subdivision Type3:Village numbers
Subdivision Name3:781[1]
Government Type:District
Leader Title:Governor
Leader Name:Jan Aqa Mohasel
Area Total Km2:2186
Population As Of:2020
Population Total:134,852
Timezone:Afghanistan Standard Time
Utc Offset:+4:30
Elevation M:2950
Postal Code Type:Postal code
Postal Code:1351
Blank Name:Main languages
Blank Info:Dari

Markaz-i Bihsūd District (Persian: ولسوالی مرکز بهسود) is one of the districts of Maidan Wardak Province in Afghanistan. It is located less than an hour-drive west of Kabul and south Bamyan. The main town in the district is Behsud. The district has an estimated population of 134,852 people,[2] majority of which are ethnic Hazaras.

The Markazi Behsud is the largest district of Maidan Wardak Province with a number of villages. Most residents of the district are farmers and involved in agriculture.[3] The chief of the district is Abdul Rahman Tawfiq.[4]

The Hesa Awal Behsood District sits to the northeast of this district. Both are strongholds of Hazara militia forces who have engaged in guerrilla warfare with the Taliban and the Afghan National Security Forces (ANSF).[5] [6] [7] [8] [9] One of these groups is led by Abdul Ghani Alipur (also known as Commander Shamshir),[10] [11] who was a fugitive of the former Afghan government; his followers used a rocket-propelled grenade to shoot down an Mil Mi-17 of the Afghan Air Force on March 18, 2021,[12] which was transporting several members of the Afghan National Police.[13] [14] [15] [16] [17] [18] All nine ANSF members in the Mi-17 helicopter were killed, including the Afghan pilots.[19] [20]

Alipar's militia has continued battling the Taliban after it seized power in August 2021. sporadic clashes were taking place between the militia and the Taliban.[21]

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  1. https://idlg.gov.af/maidan-wardak اداده مستقل ارگان های محلی افغانستان
  2. Web site: Estimated Population of Afghanistan 2020-21 . www.nsia.gov.af . National Statistics and Information Authority (NSIA) . 12 . 2021-03-20 . 2020-07-03 . https://web.archive.org/web/20200703171906/https://www.nsia.gov.af:8080/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/%D8%A8%D8%B1%D8%A2%D9%88%D8%B1%D8%AF-%D9%86%D9%81%D9%88%D8%B3-%DA%A9%D8%B4%D9%88%D8%B1-%DB%B1%DB%B3%DB%B9%DB%B9-%D9%86%D8%B3%D8%AE%DB%80-%D8%A7%D9%88%D9%84.pdf . dead .
  3. Web site: Wardak Province Agriculture Profile 2008 . USAID . 2021-03-20 .
  4. News: 5 pro-govt fighters killed in Maidan Wardak attack . Pajhwok Afghan News . May 12, 2019 . 2021-03-20.
  5. News: 12 armed men linked to Alipur killed Behsud operation . Pajhwok Afghan News . March 20, 2021 . 2021-03-20.
  6. News: Ghani vows revenge for Behsud copter downing . Pajhwok Afghan News . March 20, 2021 . 2021-03-20.
  7. News: Alipour has taken gun against government: Mohib . Pajhwok Afghan News . March 20, 2021 . 2021-03-20.
  8. News: Military general warns against Alipur and his militias . Khaama Press . March 20, 2021 . 2021-03-20 . Sami Sadat, commander of the 215th Maiwand Corps said security forces will target Alipur, his militancy, and his supporters in Behsud, Kabul, and other areas of Afghanistan..
  9. News: Hazaras fear for future as Afghanistan risks slipping into chaos . Al Jazeera . February 3, 2021 . 2021-03-20.
  10. News: Afghan Authorities Release Militia Leader After Violent Demonstrations . Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty . November 26, 2018 . 2021-03-20.
  11. News: A future with the Taliban . National Herald . India . August 24, 2019 . 2021-03-20.
  12. (TOLOnews, Mar. 20, 2021)
  13. News: Saleh Vows Action against Those Behind Behsud Incident . TOLOnews . March 22, 2021 . 2021-03-22.
  14. News: Afghanistan: Nine killed in military helicopter crash . DW News . March 18, 2021 . 2021-03-20.
  15. News: Local militia shot down army chopper: Afghanistan . Anadolu Agency . March 20, 2021 . 2021-03-20.
  16. News: MoD calls for 'vengeance' following the attack on ANA helicopter . Khaama Press . March 20, 2021 . 2021-03-20.
  17. News: MoD: Army Helicopter in Behsud Downed by Alipoor . TOLOnews . March 20, 2021 . 2021-03-20.
  18. News: Alipour's men shoot down ANA copter: MoD . Pajhwok Afghan News . March 20, 2021 . 2021-03-20.
  19. News: Mi-17 helicopter crash lands in Afghanistan, 9 killed . India Today . March 18, 2021 . 2021-03-20.
  20. News: Nine die as Afghan military chopper shot down in militia stronghold . Arab News . March 18, 2021 . 2021-03-20.
  21. News: Rasmussen . Sune Engel . Lubold . Gordon . Taliban Battle Opposition Militias, Wield New Power in Kabul . 11 March 2022 . . 1 September 2021.

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