Panjshir Province

Panjshir (Persian: پنجشیر, 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
Province
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

References

1. https://morr.gov.af/ps/%D8%AF-%D9%BE%D9%86%D8%AC%D8%B4%D9%8A%D8%B1-%D9%88%D9%84%D8%A7%D9%8A%D8%AA-%D8%A7%DA%93%D9%85%D9%86%D9%88-%D8%AE%D9%84%DA%A9%D9%88-%D8%A7%D9%88-%D8%AF%D8%A7%D8%AE%D9%84%D9%8A-%D8%A8%DB%90-%DA%81%D8%A7%D9%8A%D9%87-%D8%B4%D9%88%D9%8A%D9%88-%D8%B3%D8%B1%D9%87-%D8%AF-%D9%85%D8%B1%D8%B3%D8%AA%D9%88-%D8%A7%D9%88-%D8%B3%D8%AA%D9%88%D9%86%D8%B2%D9%88-%D8%AF-%D8%AD%D9%84-%D9%BE%D9%87-%D9%85%D9%88%D8%AE%D9%87-%D8%AF-%DA%A9%DA%89%D9%88%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%88-%D8%A7%D9%88
2. "Estimated Population of Afghanistan 2021-22" (PDF). National Statistic and Information Authority (NSIA). April 2021. Archived (PDF) from the original on June 24, 2021. Retrieved June 21, 2021.
3. "AF - Afghanistan". ISO Online Browsing Platform. Retrieved 16 December 2021.