Panjshir Province
province of Afghanistan From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Panjshir (Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'Module:Lang/data/is latn data' not found., meaning "Five Lions", also spelled as Panjsher) is one of the 34 provinces of Afghanistan. Panjshir province is known for not being taken by the Soviets during their occupation in the 1980s. In the 1990s Taliban also was unabele to conquer this area. When Americans left Afghanistan On August 31 2001, on September 7th, Taliban took over 2/3 control of Panjshir Valley.
Panjshir
پنجشیر | |
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Clockwise from upper left: the Panjshir valley, the Panjshir River, the tomb of Ahmad Shah Massoud, and a Panjshir wind farm | |
 Map of Afghanistan with Panjshir highlighted | |
| Coordinates: 35°25′39″N 69°44′06″E | |
| Country | Afghanistan |
| Capital | Bazarak |
| Government | |
| • Governor | Asrar Azizi |
| • Deputy Governor | Qari Asrar[1] |
| Area | |
| • Total | 3,771 km2 (1,456 sq mi) |
| Population (2021)[2] | |
| • Total | 172,895 |
| • Density | 46/km2 (120/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+4:30 (Afghanistan Time) |
| ISO 3166 code | AF-PAN[3] |
| Main languages | Dari |
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