Zarghun Shahr
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Zarghun Shahr is a town in and administrative seat of Zarghun Shahr District
, Paktika Province
, in eastern Afghanistan.
In the 1970s Zarghun Shahr was a town of some 5,000 people, but that population decreased during the years of fighting after the Soviet invasion and the Afghan civil war.
Zarghun Shahr District
Zarghun Shahr District is a district of Paktika Province, Afghanistan., the district had an estimated population of over 75,000. However, by June 2004 the post-Taliban government separated off three new districts from the large Zarghun Shahr District...
, Paktika Province
Paktika Province
Paktika is one of the 34 provinces of Afghanistan. It is in the south-east of the country. Most of the population is Pashtun. Its capital is Sharan.-Political and military situation:...
, in eastern Afghanistan.
In the 1970s Zarghun Shahr was a town of some 5,000 people, but that population decreased during the years of fighting after the Soviet invasion and the Afghan civil war.