Nurgaram District ( ps, نورگرام ولسوالۍ, fa, ولسوالی نورگرام) is a

district A district is a type of administrative division that, in some countries, is managed by the local government. Across the world, areas known as "districts" vary greatly in size, spanning regions or county, counties, several municipality, municipa ...

of Nuristan Province in

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 ...

, which was established in the 2004 Afghanistan administrative reorganization out of parts of Nuristan District and Wama District.

History

On 16 May 2023, Pashayi tribesmen organised a protest in the Nurgaram district of

Nuristan Nuristan, also spelled as Nurestan or Nooristan (Dari: ; Kamkata-vari: ), is one of the 34 provinces of Afghanistan, located in the eastern part of the country. It is divided into seven districts and is Afghanistan's least populous province, wi ...

against the

Taliban The Taliban (; ps, طالبان, ṭālibān, lit=students or 'seekers'), which also refers to itself by its state name, the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan, is a Deobandi Islamic fundamentalist, militant Islamist, jihadist, and Pasht ...

against alleged mistreatment and ethnic discrimination under the local

commander, Mawlawi Saadullah, resulting in clashes although no deaths or injuries were reported.

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External links

Map of Natural Hazards & Settlements
iMMap Districts of Nuristan Province {{nuristan-geo-stub