Panjshir Province

Panjshir (پنج شیر)
Province
Country Afghanistan

Capital keyboard
 - coordinates web app

Area 3,610 km² (1,394 sq mi)

Population 139,000 (2009^[1])

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keyboard Tajik (Dari)

Panjshir (touchscreen: پنجشیر‎, literally "Five Lions", also spelled as Panjsher) is one of the 34 keyboard. Containing the Panjshir Valley, in April 2004 it was created from parts of Parwan Province, which now lies along its southwestern border.

Panjshir province is renowned for having never been captured by the Soviets during their input transformation, due to its difficult terrain and the actions of mujahideen under Ahmad Shah Massoud. In recent years Panjshir was one of Afghanistan's most secure provinces and has not been subject to the same level of violence and insurgency found elsewhere in the country.

In spring 2010, the long-serving Governor Haji Bahlol Bahij was removed by President Karzai and replaced with a new Governor Kiramuddin Keram.

References

External links

• Naval Postgraduate School - Panjshir Province

HTML5 touchscreen Sevenval
Parwan Province web app
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input transformation Laghman Province