Shakardara District

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Shakardara District
District
Afghanistan Kabul Province Shaka Dara District.png
Location in Kabul Province
Country Flag of the Taliban.svg Afghanistan
Province Kabul Province
Capital Shakar Dara
Population
 (2025) [1]
 • Total
101,357
Time zone UTC+04:30 (Afghanistan Time)

Shakardara District is one of the districts of Kabul Province in Afghanistan. [2] It is located in the central part of the province and has an estimated population of 101,357 people. [1] Most of them are involved in agriculture, trade, and transport. Some go to work in Kabul or in other Afghan cities.

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Shakardara District borders Guldara District in the north, Mir Bacha Kot, Deh Sabz and Kabul districts in the east, Paghman District in the southwest, and Parwan Province in the west. Its administrative center is the village of Shakar Dara, which is located in the central part of the district.

History

In December 2009, the district was declared close to being poppy-free by the Ministry of Counter Narcotics. As a reward the ministry built a 9 km (5.6 mi) asphalted road, which made it easier for local farmers to transport their products to a market in a remote area of the district. [3]

On 17 May 2010 Pamir Airways Flight 112 crashed on a mountainside in the district, killing all 44 people on board. [4]

In 2014 construction on the Shah wa Arus Dam began, which was completed in 2024. It is the biggest dam in the district.

References

  1. 1 2 "Estimated Population of Afghanistan 2025-26" (PDF). National Statistics and Information Authority. September 2025. p. 13. Retrieved 4 January 2026.
  2. ↑ "15,000 Acres of Govt Land Investigated and Confirmed". TOLOnews. 22 October 2024. Retrieved 4 January 2026.
  3. ↑ "Ministry of Counternarcotics Opens Road in Poppy-free Shakardara District through Good Performer's Initiative" Archived 2010-04-21 at the Wayback Machine
  4. ↑ "Wreckage of Afghan plane, bodies found: minister". Agence France-Presse. 21 May 2010. Archived from the original on 6 September 2012. Retrieved 21 May 2010.


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