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District in Farah, Afghanistan
Anar Dara انار دره
District
Anar Dara is located in AfghanistanAnar DaraAnar DaraLocation within Afghanistan
Coordinates: 32°46′08″N 61°40′38″E / 32.76889°N 61.67722°E / 32.76889; 61.67722
Country Afghanistan
ProvinceFarah
Population
 • Total30,000
ControlAfghanistan Taliban

Anar Dara (Persian: انار دره) is a district in Farah province, Afghanistan. Its population, which is approximately 90% Tajik with a Pashtun minority, was estimated at 30,000 in January 2005. Its capital, Anar Dara, is situated at 801 m altitude, with a population of about 13,300 people.

War in Afghanistan

In September 2019, Taliban forces temporarily gained control of the district from Afghan security forces after heavy fighting. According to the spokesperson for Farah province Mohibullah Mohid, two policemen were killed and 8 others wounded.

In December 2020, Taliban forces attacked a police headquarters in the district. According to the Governor of Farah province Muhammad Mujahid, a security force member was killed and two others wounded while several Taliban were killed.

In June 2021, Taliban forces recaptured the district as part of the 2021 Taliban offensive. According to the deputy head of the provincial council Shah Mahmoud Naimi, three policemen were killed and several others wounded. Taliban forces blew up a government building in the district after capturing it.

Gallery

  • Anar Dara Anar Dara

References

  1. "Anar Dara District of Farah Falls to Taliban Reporterly |".
  2. "Taliban attacks police headquarters in Farah province".
  3. "Taliban Capture Anardara District of Farah". 15 June 2021.
  4. @bsarwary (15 June 2021). "#AFG District of Anar Dara is blown..." (Tweet) – via Twitter.

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Badakhshan
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Balkh
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Daykundi
Farah
Faryab
Ghazni
Ghor
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Herat
Jowzjan
Kabul
Kandahar
Kapisa
Khost
Kunar
Kunduz
Laghman
Logar
Nangarhar
Nimruz
Nuristan
Paktia
Paktika
Panjshir
Parwan
Samangan
Sar-e Pol
Takhar
Uruzgan
Wardak
Zabul
Farah Province
Capital: Farah
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