Panjshir Province

Panjshir (Persian: پنجشیر, literally "Five Lions", also spelled as Panjsher) is one of the thirty-four provinces of Afghanistan. Containing the Panjshir Valley, it was established from the Parwan Province in April 13, 2004. Its population is around 139,100, and its area is 3,610 square kilometers. Its capital is the town of Bazarak.

A NATO-ISAF Provincial Reconstruction Team is based in the province and is led by the U.S.

The major ethnic group in the province is Tajik, with some Hazaras, and a small number of Pashtuns, Nuristanis and Pashai.

As whole Afghanistan doesn't have any suvey of population, Panjshir province also is included. As its residents estimated panjshir population would be more than 700,000 people. As they imagine panjshir population is equal to estimated, its population would be equal to three southern province. Panjshir population is 100% Tajik, a few Hazara who are Tajik now, as they say,the are Tajik. All people living there are Suny Muslim. There is no deference between it residents niether from ethnicity point of view nor from religious. As panjshir population showed in past years of revolution in Afghanistan, they are the most united people in Afghanistn. Panshir people are the most liberal people in Afghanistan as they everge as heros in history of Afghanistan, espicially in last 30 years. They have close relation with thier nighboring provinces, espicially Parwan, Kapisa,Badakhshan and Baghlan. Ahmad shah Masood "the national hero of afghanistan" was thier leader and the most effective Commander in fight against Russia invasion and Taliban and Pakistan invasion in Afghanistan.Panjshir and its people are the most famous in new history of Afghanistan by thier bravary and sucrifice against invadors. Panjshir is the one province in Afghanistan that non of invadors could defeat or occupy it.

Districts

District s of Panjshir Province

District	Capital	Population	Area	Notes
Anaba				Created in 2005 within Panjsher District
Bazarak				Created in 2005 within Panjsher District
Darah				Created in 2005 within Hisa Duwum Panjsher District
Khenj				Created in 2005 within Hisa Awal Panjsher District
Paryan				Created in 2005 within Hisa Awal Panjsher District
Rokha				Created in 2005 from parts of Hisa Duwum Panjsher and Panjsher Districts
Shotul				Created in 2005 within Panjsher District

Hisa-I-Awali Panjsher District.

Provincial Gov. Hajii Bahlol takes the first of several honorary snips of the red ribbon at the grand opening for Panjshir's Bakshi Khiel Bridge in the province’s Rokha district.

See also

• Panjshir River

External links

• Naval Postgraduate School - Panjshir Province