Panjsher
| Capital |
Bazarak
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| Population |
137,000
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| Area |
3,610
km² |
Panjsher, Afghanistan’s most recently created province, is a mountainous area of green valleys, running steams, and high mountain peaks. This province was the home base of Afghan national hero Ahmed Shah Massoud and his militia. Massoud, in cooperation with indigenous intelligence networks, helped make Panjsher the only Afghan region unconquered by the Soviet Union and the Taliban. Panjsher’s economy today is driven mainly by agriculture, and irrigation canals feed groves of walnut, mulberry, and almond trees, as well as fields of potatoes, beans, and grapes. The region is also rich in gemstones and there is potential to further exploit the mining of lapis, emerald, and crystals.
Afghanistan's Provinces
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