Char Asiab District

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Char Asiab District
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Char Asiab District (Persian: چهار آسیاب, Chahār Aasiāb Char Asiab, Chahar Asiab, Charasiab, Charasiah or Charasia) is a district, approximately 11 km (7 miles) south of the city of

UNHCR estimate). The majority are Pashtuns, followed by Tajiks as well as a few Hazaras.[1]

Char Asiab district borders

headquarters of Char Asiab district is Qala-e Malik
, which is located in the western end of the district.

The Kabul River flows through Char Asiab district. Agriculture is the main source of income for the people. Even with a low water table in the summer, the land can be irrigated and cultivated.

Around 1992 Char Asiab went through a period of distraction in the war in Afghanistan. At the time of the Mujahideen regime it was used as the main military base of Hezb-e-Islami Gulbudin.

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