Nawzad District

Nawzad نوزاد
District
A US Marine combat engineer in Nawzad in December 2009.
Nawzad
Coordinates: 32°13′14″N64°34′36″E / 32.2205°N 64.5768°E / 32.2205; 64.5768
Country	Afghanistan
Province	Helmand Province
Population  (2012) [1]
• Total	49,500

Nawzad ^[2] is a district in the north of Helmand Province, Afghanistan. Its population, which is 100% Pashtun, was estimated at 49,500 ^[1] in 2012. The district centre is the village of Nawzad; there are 14 other large villages and over 100 smaller villages. During the war in Afghanistan, the district became deadly as it was the site of the Taliban insurgents. As a result, president Obama leashed his surge in Afghanistan. During the year 2006-2014 the battle of Nawzad took place in the district. This affected the district heavily til today. As a consequense, many houses and infrastructure are still in ruins. The district is said to be dry and humid, where the levels of water are low.

References

1. "Settled Population of Helmand Province" (PDF). Central Statistics Organization. Archived from the original (PDF) on 26 February 2014. Retrieved 21 December 2015.
2. "District Profile" (PDF). UNHCR. Archived from the original (PDF) on 27 October 2005. Retrieved 1 August 2006.

External links

• Map of Settlements Archived 22 December 2015 at the Wayback Machine AIMS, May 2002