Qarabagh District is located 50 kilometers north of

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City in

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, and 20 kilometers southeast of Bagram Airbase. The district is part of

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and is on the route between Kabul and

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. It has a population of 15,000, with an expected 19,000 more refugees to return from

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and

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in the future (2002 official UNHCR est.). As of 2002 around 60% of the population are

Tajiks Tajiks (; ; also spelled ''Tadzhiks'' or ''Tadjiks'') is the name of various Persian-speaking Eastern Iranian groups of people native to Central Asia, living primarily in Afghanistan, Tajikistan and Uzbekistan. Even though the term ''Tajik'' ...

and 40%

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.UNHCR profile for Qarabagh District
/ref> Qarabagh district borders Guldara and Istalif districts to the north,

Parvan Province Parwan also spelled Parvan () is one of the 34 provinces of Afghanistan. It is the largest province of the Greater Parwan region and has a population of about 751,000. The province is multi-ethnic and mostly rural society. The province is divid ...

to the south and east, and Deh Sabz and

Kalakan Kalakan , is a village located in the center of Kalakan District, Kabul Province, Afghanistan. Notable People of Kalakan * Habibullāh Kalakāni, Afghan revolutionary leader who deposed the Barakzai Dynasty and captured vast swathes of Afgha ...

districts to the south. The

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is the town of Qara Bagh, which is located in the western part of the district. The whole district has suffered severe damage. All agricultural, health and education infrastructures were destroyed during the wars. Many people fled from the district. This district produces 9% of the raisins produced in Afghanistan, most of its residents being owners of large vineyards.

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Qarabagh District Map (Source: AIMS)Population number
Districts of Kabul Province {{Kabul-geo-stub

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