Char Asiab District
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Char Asiab District is situated in the southern part of the Kabul province in Afghanistan. It has a population of 32,500 people (2002 official UNHCR estimate). The majority are Tajiks and Pashtuns, followed by few Hazaras.[1]
Char Asiab district borders with Lowgar province to the south, Wardak province to the west, Paghman District to the north-west, Kabul to the north, and Bagrami and Mussahi districts to the west. The headquarter of Char Asiab district is Qalai Naeem, which is located in the western end of the district.
The Kabul River flows through the Char Asiab district. Agriculture is the main source of income for the people. Even with low table of water in the summer, the land can be irrigated and cultivated. Some of its residents work in the capital city, Kabul. The health care and the education are relatively good and is expected to improve further by 2011.
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