Mussahi District (Pashto: د موسهي ولسوالی) (Persian: ولسوالی موسهي) is a southern district of
Kabul Province
Kabul (Persian: ), situated in the east of the country, is one of the thirty-four provinces of Afghanistan. The capital of the province is Kabul city, which is also Afghanistan's capital and largest city. The population of the Kabul Province is ...
,
Afghanistan
Afghanistan, officially the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan,; prs, امارت اسلامی افغانستان is a landlocked country located at the crossroads of Central Asia and South Asia. Referred to as the Heart of Asia, it is bordere ...
. Mussai district borders
Char Asiab District
Char Asiab District ( fa, چهار آسیاب, ''Chahār Aasiāb''
Char Asiab, Chahar Asiab, Charasiab, Charasiah or Charasia) is a district, approximately 11 km (7 miles) south of the city of Kabul, and is situated in the southern part of K ...
to the west,
Bagrami District
Bagrami District is located in the central part of Kabul Province in Afghanistan. It is approximately a 30-minute drive east from the capital city, Kabul. The district headquarters is the town of Bagrami.
Demographics
The Afghan Ministry of R ...
to the north,
Khaki Jabbar District
Khaki Jabbar District (Persian: ولسوالی خاک جبار) is a mountainous district situated in the southeastern part of Kabul Province, Afghanistan. The district headquarters is Khak-i Jabbar village, which is located in the central part ...
to the east and
Logar Province
Logar (Pashto/Dari: ; meaning Greater Mountain ( لوې غر)) is one of the 34 provinces of Afghanistan located in the eastern section of the country. It is divided into 7 districts and contains hundreds of villages. Puli Alam is the capital of ...
to the south. Its headquarter is in
Mussahi village, which is in the central part of the district.
Demography
It had a population of 30,000 people by the 2002
UNHCR
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official estimation. The
Pashtuns
Pashtuns (, , ; ps, پښتانه, ), also known as Pakhtuns or Pathans, are an Iranian ethnic group who are native to the geographic region of Pashtunistan in the present-day countries of Afghanistan and Pakistan. They were historically re ...
form the majority of the population and there is distinctive
Tajik population.
Mussahi district is located at the south of Kabul (25 km away from Kabul City) with fair road access (an hour car drive in rough road). Formerly being a part of Char Asiab district, it has been recognised as an independent district in 2001. The district is categorized as an agricultural area. The main agricultural production are wheat, onion, potatoes, tomatoes and fresh vegetable. Generally, farmers are also engaged in small-scale animal husbandry, keeping cows, sheep and chickens for self-consumption. This district consists of 67 villages. The main villages of this district are Shahid Khanh, Mayan Khail, Moussahi Di Kalan, Qultaghan, Qali Abrauof, Alo Khail, Payanda Khail, Qishlaql, Charso village, Haji Malang Baba, Chinoghundi, Rahmatabad, Chaman Qala and others . The Mussahi district has been almost fully destroyed during the wars, and like all districts of the country, is now going through a reconstruction.
The Logar River passes through this district and divides this district in two part (Bara Mussahi and Kuza Mussahi).
Security and Politics
It was reported Afghan and NATO forces arrested 12 militants accused of anti-government activities on 17 November 2009 in the district.
["Afghan, NATO forces kill 5 Taliban insurgents, arrest 17 near Kabul ." Xinhua News. Kabul. 17 November 2009. Accessed at:]
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References
External links
Mussahi District Map (Source: AIMS)
thenational.ae/news
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Districts of Kabul Province