Nurgaram District
District in Nuristan Province, Afghanistan
35°05′00″N 70°28′00″E / 35.08333°N 70.46667°E / 35.08333; 70.46667
Afghanistan
Nurgaram District[1] (Pashto: نورگرام ولسوالۍ, Persian: ولسوالی نورگرام) is a district of Nuristan Province in Afghanistan, [2] which was established in the 2004 Afghanistan administrative reorganization out of parts of Nuristan District and Wama District.
History
On 16 May 2023, Pashayi tribesmen organised a protest in the Nurgaram district of Nuristan against the Taliban against alleged mistreatment and ethnic discrimination under the local Taliban commander, Mawlawi Saadullah, resulting in clashes although no deaths or injuries were reported.[3]
Notes
- ^ Nūrgarām (Approved) at GEOnet Names Server, United States National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency
- ^ "Afghanistan Administrative Divisions" map, March 2007, Afghanistan Information Management Services (AIMS)
- ^ Witness, Afghan (2023-05-22). "Protests in Nuristan over 'mistreatment and discrimination'". Centre for Informati. Retrieved 2024-03-26.
External links
- Map of Natural Hazards & Settlements iMMap
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