Washir (also spelt Washer or Washar) is a district in the west of Helmand Province, Afghanistan. Its population, which is 100% Pashtun and Noorzai tribe, was 13,300 in 2005. The district centre is the village of Washir, the district borders Farah province to the north and is 80 kilometres south of Lashkargah.
On June 2011, Afghan troops recaptured the insurgent stronghold during an operation involving troops from the 215th Maiwand Military Corps that resulted in the recapture of the district; ending the four-year reign of the Taliban. The offensive succeeded because the capacity of local forces had increased and the fighters had lost local support as a result the Taliban did not put up any resistance. Efforts are being made to make government departments functional to resolve residents' problems within the district. Residents of Washer district lack basic amenities of life such as lack of clean drinking water, health clinics, schools and other facilities.[1]