Asadabad District

Asadabad District

Asadabad district is one of 15 districts in Kunar Province, Afghanistan. It includes the city of Asadabad - the district center, close the Kunar River. It is situated in the central part of the province. It has 12 big and small villages, which are surrounded by mountains so there is not enough land for farming.[1]

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Borders

Before June 2004, Asadabad District bordered Dara-I-Pech district and Nuristan Province to the west, Bar Kunar, Dangam, Marawara and Sirkanay districts to the east and Narang wa Badil district to the south.

As of the 2004 Afghanistan administrative reorganization, Wata Pur District was spun off from Asadabad District, all of northeastern Asadabad District went to Dangam District and a small piece of eastern Narang District became western Asadabad District. The result was that Asadabad District borders on:[2]

  • Wata Pur District to the northwest,
  • Dangam District to the northeast,
  • Marawara District to the east and southeast,
  • Sarkani District to the south, and
  • Narang District to the west.

Demographics

The district is reported as 100% Pashtun, with a population of 52,472 (2002).[3]

By the end of the Soviet-Afghan War, half the houses in the District had been destroyed, and nearly half the population was living in Pakistan.[4]

Water

As of 2002, drinking and washing water came primarily from surface sources and shallow wells, with 80% of the population drinking directly from the polluted river.[which?]

The district also has series issues with flooding, which destroys large amounts of agricultural land.[5]

Commerce

As of 2002, 75% of the population was landless, with 25% involved in agriculture, 20% laboring in the city, and the remained involved in either cutting lumber or expatriated to Pakistan and Iran for work.[6]

Agriculture

Crops

Asadabad district produces wheat, rice, sugarcane and vegetable.[7]

Livestock

Common livestock include goats, cows, sheep and buffalos, with oxen used for labor.[8]

Human rights

De-mining

By 2002, all of the district except Sakai and Gira villages had been de-mined by MDC.

Localities

References

External links



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