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Dozi is a town in the Dey Chopan District of Zabul Province, Afghanistan.
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Dozi is a town in the Dey Chopan District of Zabul Province, Afghanistan.
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Zabul is one of the 34 provinces of Afghanistan, located in the south of the country. It has a mostly rural population of about 391,000. Zabul became an independent province from neighbouring Kandahar in 1963. Historically, it was part of the Zabulistan region. Qalat serves as the capital of the province.
Qalāti Ghilzay, also called Qalāti Zābul or Qalāti Khaljī, or simply Qalāt or Kalat, is a city in southern Afghanistan and the capital of Zabul Province. It is linked by Highway 1 with Kandahar to the southwest and Ghazni and Kabul to the northeast. The population of the town are ethnic Pashtuns, mostly from the Ghilji tribe, after whom the city is named.
Delbar Jan Arman, also Dilbar Jan Arman Shinwari is a politician from Jaji Maidan district of Khost, Afghanistan. He is the ex-governor of Badghis Province.
Dey Chopan, also spelled as Daichopan, is the northernmost district in Zabul Province of Afghanistan. Historically this district belong to Hazaras which was occupied by Abdur Rahman Khan in 19th century. It has a population of about 38,300 as of 2013.
Arghandab District is a district of Zabul Province, Afghanistan. The population in 2019 was estimated at 36,298.
Atghar District is a district of Zabul Province in southern Afghanistan. It had a population of about 8,400 in 2013.
Mezana or Mizan is a district of Zabul Province in southern Afghanistan. It has a population of about 13,400 as of 2013.
Qalat District is a district of Zabul Province in southern Afghanistan. Its district seat is Qalat, the capital of the province. It has a population of about 34,300 as of 2013.
Shahjoy District is a district of Zabul Province in southern Afghanistan. It has a population of about 56,800 as of 2013. It is located in the eastern part of the province, next to Ghazni Province.
Shamulzayi District is a district of Zabul Province in southern Afghanistan. It has a population of about 25,100 as of 2013.
Shinkay District is a district of Zabul Province in southern Afghanistan. It has a population of about 22,900 as of 2013. It contains the town of Ẕāmi Kalay.
Tarnak Aw Jaldak, or Tarnak Wa Jaldak, is a district of Zabul Province in southern Afghanistan. It has a population of about 16,700 as of 2013.
Hasan Khēl is a town in Afghanistan, south of Zardad, in Zabul Province.
Mohammad Ashraf Naseri replaced longtime Zabul governor Delbar Jan Arman Shinwari in late March, 2009.
Provincial Reconstruction Team Zabul was a civil-military unit tasked to assist the government of the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan deliver government and security in the southern province of Zabul. Along with the military component, the PRT also includes civilians from the Dept. of State, USAID and Dept. of Agriculture. The team had approximately 100 personnel. The commander for PRT Zabul was an Air Force Lieutenant Colonel, but shared mission planning with the Dept. of State senior official in the province. The team was composed of half Army Soldiers and half Air Force Airmen. Soldiers served as the security force, civil affairs teams and other staff positions like Director of Operations and Logistics Officer. Airmen on the team served in multiple capacities including command post, engineering, intelligence, public affairs/information operations, services, vehicle maintenance, logistics, personnel, perimeter security advisors and personal security detail.
Kakar District is a district of Zabul Province in southern Afghanistan. It has a population of about 23,400 as of 2013.
Naw Bahar District is a district of Zabul Province in southern Afghanistan. It has a population of about 18,300 as of 2013.
The 2 July 2011 Zabul province bombing was a roadside bombing that killed 11 members of a family in Zabul Province, Shamulzayi District, Afghanistan, thought to be refugees returning from Pakistan heading to Ghazni Province.
On 19 September 2019, a suicide car bombing occurred outside a hospital in Qalati Ghilji, Zabul Province, Afghanistan. At least 20 people were estimated to be killed and over 90 others injured. By 20 September the death toll had risen to 39, with most of the victims being doctors and patients. More than 140 people were also injured in the attack, although the true number is believed to be higher. The Taliban later claimed that they meant to bomb the National Directorate of Security, a governmental intelligence building next door to the hospital, but were unable to park there so they ended up parking in front of the hospital instead. Governor Rahmatullah Yarmal later said that the hospital had been destroyed. The hospital was the main health facility in Zabul Province before the bombing.
