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Gosfandi گوسفندی
District
GosfandiLocation in Afghanistan
Coordinates: 36°13′17″N 65°55′40″E / 36.22139°N 65.92778°E / 36.22139; 65.92778
Country	Afghanistan
Province	Sar-e Pol
Elevation	1,220 m (4,000 ft)
Population
• Religions	Islam
Time zone	UTC+4:30

Gosfandi District is a district of Sar-e Pol Province, Afghanistan. After the Taliban's rise to power in the 1990s, they committed five massacres, killing some 96 people, in the district.

See also

• Districts of Afghanistan

References

1. Nitya Ramakrishnan (25 July 2013). In Custody: Law, Impunity and Prisoner Abuse in South Asia. SAGE Publications. pp. 398–. ISBN 978-81-321-1632-5.

v t e Sar-e Pol Province
Capital: Sar-e Pol
Districts	Balkhab Gosfandi Kohistanat Sancharak Sar-e Pol Sayyad Sozma Qala
Populated places	Aruj Balkhab Balūchī Baya Chiras Gawanak Ingishkah Ismael Jarghan Jawak Mirza Olang Negala Rom, Afghanistan Tukzar Zabrak
Other	Governors Balkhab River Sari Pul River

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