Baghran District
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Baghran
د بغران ولسوالۍ | |
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district | |
Country | Afghanistan |
Province | Helmand |
Population | |
• Estimate (2002) | 82,018 |
Baghrān (
Hazara, was estimated at 82,018 in 2002. The district centre is the village of Baghran
; there are around 450 villages in the district.
Dominated by the Baghran Valley, a traditional stronghold of traditionalist Afghan Pashtun tribal power, Baghran saw significant military clashes during the Russian occupation. Rais-al-Baghrani, a former Taliban leader, recently agreed to cooperate with the Government of Afghanistan and the Coalition forces, under the Programme Takm-e-sol (Reconciliation and Forgiveness). Baghran district's primary produce (after
opium poppies) is wheat
.
References
- UNHCR District Profile, dated 2002-12-31, accessed 2006-07-28 (PDF).
External links
- Map of Baghran district Archived 2007-09-29 at the Wayback Machine (PDF)