Bar Kunar district
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Bar Kunar District is situated in the northeastern part of Kunar Province
, Afghanistan
. It borders Asadabad district
to the southwest, Nuristan Province to the northwest, Nari district
to the northeast and Dangam district
to the southeast. The population is 19,500 (2006) - all Pashtun
. The district center is the village of Asmãr (35.0339°N 71.3583°E) at 983 m altitude in a river valley, located in the most southern part of the district.
The district is mountainous and the arable land is not enough and people are poor. It is said that the fight against the Soviet Army started in this district http://www.aims.org.af/afg/dist_profiles/unhcr_district_profiles/eastern/kunar/asmar.pdf.
Kunar Province
Kunar is one of the 34 provinces of Afghanistan, located in the northeastern part of the country. Its capital is Asadabad. It is one of the four "N2KL" provinces...
, Afghanistan
Afghanistan
Afghanistan , officially the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan, is a landlocked country located in the centre of Asia, forming South Asia, Central Asia and the Middle East. With a population of about 29 million, it has an area of , making it the 42nd most populous and 41st largest nation in the world...
. It borders 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...
to the southwest, Nuristan Province to the northwest, Nari district
Nari district
Nari District is a boundary mountainous district in the most eastern part of Kunar Province in Afghanistan. It borders Bar Kunar District to the west, Nuristan Province to the north, Pakistan to the east and Dangam district to the south. The population is 24,500 —60% of them Pashtun...
to the northeast and Dangam district
Dangam district
Dangam District is situated in the eastern end of Kunar Province, Afghanistan. It borders Marawara district to the west, Asadabad district to the northwest, Bar Kunar district to the north, Nari district to the northeast and Pakistan to the east and south. The district is mountainous and poor. The...
to the southeast. The population is 19,500 (2006) - all Pashtun
Pashtun people
Pashtuns or Pathans , also known as ethnic Afghans , are an Eastern Iranic ethnic group with populations primarily between the Hindu Kush mountains in Afghanistan and the Indus River in Pakistan...
. The district center is the village of Asmãr (35.0339°N 71.3583°E) at 983 m altitude in a river valley, located in the most southern part of the district.
The district is mountainous and the arable land is not enough and people are poor. It is said that the fight against the Soviet Army started in this district http://www.aims.org.af/afg/dist_profiles/unhcr_district_profiles/eastern/kunar/asmar.pdf.