Ghazni (province)

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غزنى
Ghazni
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Basic data
Country Afghanistan
Capital Ghazni
surface 22,915 km²
Residents 1,228,800 (2015)
density 54 inhabitants per km²
ISO 3166-2 AF-GHA
politics
governor Mohammad Aman Hamim
Districts in Ghazni Province (as of 2005)
Districts in Ghazni Province (as of 2005)

Coordinates: 33 ° 30 '  N , 68 ° 0'  E

View of the city of Ghazni

Ghazni ( Pashto غزني; Dari :غزنى) is one of the 34 provinces of Afghanistan .

It is located in the east of the country, close to Pakistan, and has a population of 1,228,800. The provincial capital is Ghazni . The province forms an important station between the cities of Kabul and Kandahar .

history

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Ghazni was the seat of the Ghaznavids , who ruled over Khorasan and northern India . Until the Taliban , 60% Hazara, 30% Pashtun and 10% other ethnic groups lived in the province, some Sikhs and Hindus . These then fled the country and did not return until the Taliban were driven out.

As in many other southern provinces, Ghazni's security situation is precarious as the Taliban have now regained control of many rural areas. Even so, the situation is better than in Helmand and Kandahar provinces .

2018

In November 2018, the Taliban launched an offensive in Ghazni province in which they attacked the Jaghori district, which is inhabited by the Shiite Hazara.

Administrative division

Ghazni Province is divided into the following districts:

Web links

Commons : Ghazni Province  - Collection of pictures, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Afghanistan. In: citypopulation.de. Retrieved January 8, 2016 .
  2. ↑ Rod Nordland: "Taliban Slaughter Elite Afghan Troops, and a 'Safe' District Is Falling" New York Times November 12, 2018