Mohammad Agha District is a district of Logar Province, 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 lies next to Kabul Province

Kabul Province

Kābul , situated in the east of the country, is one of the thirty-four provinces of Afghanistan. The capital of the province is Kabul City, which is also Afghanistan's capital. The population of Kabul province is 3.5 million people as of 2009, of which almost 80 percent live in the urban areas...

. The District capital is Mohammad Agha. the copper mine Mes Aynak

Mes Aynak

Mes Aynak is located 30 km southeast of Kabul, in a barren region of Logar Province; that is still considered a major transit route for insurgents coming from Pakistan. The mine could be a major boost for the Afghan economy...

is located within this district.

Geography

Mohammad Agha district is located in the north part of Logar Province, 35 km from Kabul City or one hour drive, at an altitude of 1,875 mt.

The District consists of 17 Zones ( Zarghun Shar, Deh Naw, Moghol Khail, Qala Shekhak, Qala Ahmad Zai, Mohammad Agha, Kotubkhel, Gomaran, Safed Sang, Abbazak, Surkh Abad, Dewalak, Surkhab, Burg, Abparan, Dashtak and Karezes), 8 main villages and 15 sub-villages.

Demographics

Pashtuns make 60% of the population while Tajiks make 40% of the population.

Pashtuns live mainly in the zones of Gomaran, Burg, Qala Ahmad Zai, Kotubkhel, Surkhab, Abparan ,Abbazak and Moghul Khail, while Tajiks are present mainly in Deh Now,Zarghun Shahr, Safed Sang, Zayed Abad, Mohammad Agha.

Security and Politics

Mohammad Agha has been severely affected by conflict, mainly during the Soviet invasion, around 85% of houses have been destroyed and a large-scale displacement, mainly to Pakistan, took place. Many refugees returned at the beginning of the 90s, but were again displaced by the fighting between the Mujaheddin and later on between Talibans and Jamiat Party.

On 25 November 2009 a bomb facilitator was captured by ISAF forces in Qal' eh-ye Shayhee along with several other suspected militants.