Shib Koh District

Shib Koh شیب کوه
District
Shib Koh Location within Afghanistan
Coordinates: 32°08′29″N61°12′35″E / 32.1415°N 61.2096°E / 32.1415; 61.2096
Country	Afghanistan
Province	Farah
Population  (2010) [1]
• Total	22,700
Control	Taliban

Shib Koh is a district in Farah Province, Afghanistan which borders Iran. Its population, which is 50% Pashtun and 45% Tajik, along with other ethnic groups, was estimated at 328,000 in January 2005. ^[2] The district fell to the Taliban on 12 December 2018, after Afghan troops withdrew. ^[3]

References

1. "Farah Provincial Profile" (PDF). Ministry of Rural Rehabilitation and Development. Archived from the original on 3 March 2016. Retrieved 21 September 2015.
2. "District Profile" (PDF). United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees. Archived from the original (PDF) on 27 October 2005. Retrieved 19 June 2006.
3. "Afghan forces abandon district after Taliban pressure". Reuters. Archived from the original on 23 March 2023.

External links

• Map of Shib Koh (PDF)