Bazarak, Panjshir

Bazarak بازارک
City
Officials visit Bazarak District in 2011
Bazarak Location in Afghanistan
Coordinates: 35°19′N 69°33′E / 35.317°N 69.550°E / 35.317; 69.550Coordinates: 35°19′N 69°33′E / 35.317°N 69.550°E / 35.317; 69.550
Country	Afghanistan
Province	Panjshir Province
Elevation	1,991 m (6,532 ft)
Time zone	Afghanistan Standard Time (UTC+4:30)

Bāzārak (Persian: بازارک‎) is the provincial capital of Panjshir Province, in the Panjshir Valley of northeastern Afghanistan. It has six villages: Khanez, Jangalak, Malaspa, Parandeh and Rahmankhel. The tomb of Ahmad Shah Massoud, known as the "Lion of Panjshir", is located in Bazarak.

In July 2011, an off-duty National Directorate of Security agent shot and killed two Americans, one was a member of the United States armed forces while the other was a civilian contractor. The assailant was originally from the Dara district of Panjshir Province but working in Kabul, he was also killed in the incident by U.S. military personnel.^[1]

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