Ghormach District

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Ghormach is a district in northeast Badghis Province, Afghanistan. It borders on Turkmenistan to the north, the Almar and Qaysar districts of Faryab Province to the east, and Murghab District to the south and to the west. The district centre is Ghormach. Ghormach district experienced a resurgence in poppy cultivation after the fall of the Taliban government in 2001, although the Karzai government's eradication program had made some headway by spring 2007.[1]

Moalem Nooruddin was the chief district officer in 2007 when he was believed to have been captured by the Taliban on 16 December 2007.[2][3] As of 2007 much of Ghormach District was under Taliban control.[4][3][5]

The district population was estimated by the Transitional Islamic State of Afghanistan (TISA) at 61,956 (2003).[6], although the earlier figure used by the Central Statistical Office in Kabul was 38,900 (2002)[6]. The United Nations lists 221 villages in the district.[6] Notable localities in this district include Ab-i-Garmak, Arzanak, Du Abi, Garband, Husayn, Joy-i-Shor, Karez, Khatun, Khushki, Pamakhtu, Petaw, Rangin, Rashid, Sartakit, Sawriwon, Senjetak and Sharshari.

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  1. ^ "Afghan police attacked during counter-narcotics campaign in northwest" 4 April 2007 BBC Monitoring South Asia - Political; excerpt from report by Afghan independent Radio Sahar on 4 April 2007
  2. ^ "Taliban claim abducting district chief, guards in Badghis" 19 December 2007 Pajhwak Afghan News Agency from Afgha.com
  3. ^ a b "Afghan governor missing in Badghis" 17 December 2007 Press TV from Press TV, Iran
  4. ^ "Afghan governor says saboteurs behind insecurity in northern province" 3 October 2007 BBC Monitoring South Asia - Political; text of report by private Afghan Arzu TV on 3 October 2007
  5. ^ "Taleban, Afghan official give contradictory information on attack" 4 May 2007 BBC Monitoring South Asia - Political; text of report by Pakistan-based Afghan Islamic Press news agency, Herat, 4 May 2007
  6. ^ a b c Badghis Service Sector Analysis (April 2003) by Afghanistan Information Management Service (AIMS), a United Nations agency

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