Ghazni (province)
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) |
Coordinates: 33 ° 30 ' N , 68 ° 0' E
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
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
Individual evidence
- ^ Afghanistan. In: citypopulation.de. Retrieved January 8, 2016 .
- ↑ Rod Nordland: "Taliban Slaughter Elite Afghan Troops, and a 'Safe' District Is Falling" New York Times November 12, 2018