Gulistan District

Gulistan District

Gulistan, also transliterated as Golestan (Pashto/Persian: گلستان), is a district in Farah Province, Afghanistan. Its population, which is approximately 80% Pashtun with a Tajik minority, was estimated at 53,780 in October 2004.cite web | url = http://www.aims.org.af/afg/dist_profiles/unhcr_district_profiles/western/farah/gulistan/gulistan.pdf | title = UNHCR District Profile | accessdate = 2006-06-06 | year = 2004 | month = October | format = PDF | publisher = Afghanistan Information Management Service] The main village, also called Gulistan, is situated at 1434 m altitude in the mountainous part of the district.

In September 2005, Taliban fighters briefly gained control of the district from Afghan security forces after heavy fighting.cite web | url = http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/south_asia/5349330.stm | title = Taleban 'seize Afghan district' | accessdate = 2006-09-15 | date = 2006-09-15 | publisher = BBC News]

References

External links

* [http://www.aims.org.af/maps/district/farah/gulistan.pdf Map of Gulistan] (PDF)


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