Chaparhar is a
district
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in the centre of
Nangarhar Province,
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 ...
. Its population, which is 100%
Pashtun
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 ...
, was estimated at 54,858 in 2002, of whom 21,800 were children under 12. The district is within the heartland of the
Shinwari tribe of Pashtuns, but there are many other tribes there as well, the most prominent of which are Daulatzai and Taraki. The district centre is the village of
Chaparhar.
UNHCR District Profile
dated 2002-05-16, accessed 2006-07-07 (PDF)]
References
External links
Map of Chaparhar district
(PDF)
Districts of Nangarhar Province
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