Ghazni City District

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33°32′N 68°25′E / 33.533°N 68.417°E / 33.533; 68.417

Ghazni City is the most populous district in Ghazni Province, Afghanistan, because it includes the provincial capital Ghazni. It has a population of more than 150,000 people in four major ethnic groups - 50% Tajik, 25% Pashtun, 20% Hazara and 5% Hindu. The district has no problems with water and almost all the land is in use.

[edit] Security and Politics

It was reported that Afghan and ISAF forces combined and killed several militants and captured an al-Qaida IED facilitator and another incident on the southern side of Ghazni City^[1].

[edit] References

1. ^ "Operational Update, Nov. 19: Afghan-International Security Forces Detain, Kill Taliban Militants in Kandahar and Ghazni Provinces." 19 November 2009. Accessed at: http://www.nato.int/isaf/docu/pressreleases/2009/11/pr091119-xxa.html

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