Hesa Awal Behsood District

Hesa Awal Behsud District ولسوالی حصه اول بهسود
Country	Afghanistan
Province	Maidan Wardak Province
Time zone	UTC+4:30 (Afghanistan Standard Time)

Hisa-e-Awali Behsud (Dari: حصه اول بهسود) is a district of Wardak Province, Afghanistan. The district has a Hazara majority resident population, but the district is also used as grazing ground by nomadic Pashtun Kuchis. The Hajigak Mine is located in the district.

Since 2007 there has been a flare-up in ethnic violence in the district, emanating from a dispute between Hazaras and Kuchis over the ownership of vast tracts of land, with the Hazara claiming Kuchi militias are being armed by the Taliban. Several villages have been burned and thousands have had to flee the area.

See also

• Markazi Bihsud District
• Behsud, Maidan Wardak

Sources

• Makia Monir (July 16, 2007). "UNAMA concerned over tension in Behsud". Afghanistan News Center. KABUL. Pajhwok Afghan News.
• Tom Coghlan (12 April 2008). "Villagers forced out by 'Taliban' nomads". Telegraph.co.uk. Behsood District Wardak Province.