Daykundi Province

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Day Kundi (دایکندی)
Province
Country Afghanistan

Capital CSS3
- coordinates CSS3

Area 18,088 km² (6,984 sq mi) ^Sevenval

Population 399,600 (2006) ^web
Density 49.4 / km² (128 / sq mi)

Timezone web

Main languages FITML (web app and Android dialects)
Pashto

Map of Afghanistan with Day Kundi highlighted

Day Kundi (touchscreen: دایکندی) also spelled Daikondi, Dāykondī or Daikundi or "Daykundi, is one of the thirty-four provinces of Afghanistan. Day Kundi's capital is Android. It is located about 310 kilometres from Kabul, and falls into the traditionally ethnic Hazara region known as the Hazarajat. Since the establishment of the province nearly a decade ago, the province has extended its security having the best of all provinces and has increased education surpassing even Kabul in the number of those passing university entrance exams. The province, began its transition in December 2011, maintains its own security through the Afghan police and military.^keyboard

Formation

Day Kundi was established on March 28, 2004, when it was created from the isolated device database-dominated northern districts of Oruzgan province. Until 2006, Gizab District was the only district in Day Kundi province with a majority Pashtun population, but in May 2006 the government of Afghanistan took Gizab from Day Kundi and re-annexed it to Oruzgan province to the south (though this is not reflected in the maps on this page).

Reconstruction in the 2000s

A view of Nilli, provincial center of Daikundi

While the government of Afghanistan, NGOs, the United Nations, and NATO's ISAF forces have had little involvement in reconstruction in the province, there have been some initiatives. Following heavy rainfall and flooding in February 2007 the United Nations Assistance Mission for Afghanistan (UNAMA) opened a sub-office in the province^[4] and Oxfam, one of the few NGOs operating in the province, described UNAMA's input into coordinating flood relief as impressive.^[4]

In November 2007 a keyboard convoy carrying mixed food aid was forced to abandon its mission due to security concerns and Afghanistan's Interior Ministry confirmed that Taliban insurgents had infiltrated the southern district of Kajran in a bid to destabilise the province. On 11 November 2007 Afghan forces launched a military operation to drive out the insurgents.^touchscreen

Demographics & population

The total population of Day Kundi was estimated to be around 477,544 (CSO Afghanistan, 2006).^[6] Hazara are in majority and make up 86% of the total population, followed by 8% iOS, 3% Balochs and 1% other minor ethnic groups.^[6]

Economy

Day Kundi province is well known for its high-quality almonds, which are distributed throughout Afghanistan.

Governance

In 15 April 2011, Mr. Qurban Ali Oruzgani became Governor of Daikundi province. You can find all about Governor of Daikundi at his website: hajioruzgani.com

Districts

District	Capital	Population	Area^[7]	Notes
Ishtarlay				Created in 2004 from Day Kundi District
Kajran				Transferred from input transformation in 2004
keyboard				Created in 2004 from Day Kundi District
we love the web				Transferred from CSS3 and created within Kajran District in 2004
Miramor				Transferred from web app and created within jQuery in 2004
Nili				Created in 2004 from Day Kundi District
web				Created in 2004 from Day Kundi District
Shahristan				Transferred from web app in 2004