Asmar,_Afghanistan

Asmar, Afghanistan

Asmar, Afghanistan

Village in Kunar, Afghanistan

Asmar (Pashto: اسمار) is a river valley and a town in the northeastern Kunar province of Afghanistan, which serves as the district center of Bar Kunar district. The Kunar River flows in the valley.[1]

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History

Further information: History of Afghanistan

The area was likely once a distant part of the ancient Gandhara. It was claimed by the Kushans, Ghaznavids, Ghorids, Mughals and others before being conquered by Nader Shah and Ahmad Shah Durrani in 1738. Forces of British India unsuccessfully attempted to take it from Afghan Emir Abdur Rahman Khan in the 19th century.[2]

Anglo-Afghan War of 1919

During the 1919 Afghan War of Independence the area was part of the Chatral front of the war where the tribes of the area were led to victory over the British Empire and its Raj Subjects by Ghazi Mir Zaman Khan.[3]

Soviet-Afghan War

During the 1980s Soviet war in Afghanistan, the Afghan mojahiddin forces used Asmar as one of their escape routes to neighboring Khyber Pakhtunkhwa in Pakistan. It was recently occupied by the NATO forces, mainly by the United States Armed Forces. After their withdrawal from the country, the area returned to the control of the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan.

Demographics

Further information: Demographics of Afghanistan

The exact population of Asmār is unknown. But according to the GeoNames geographical database, the total population is around 15,708 people.[4] Most of them are ordinary farmers and laborers. Agriculture is their main source of income.

Ethnic groups

Further information: Ethnic groups in Afghanistan

The inhabitants of Asmar are overwhelmingly ethnic Pashtuns, with a very small population of Nuristanis. The Pashtun tribes living in Asmar include the following:

Notable people

  • Aslam Khan Asmari, a historical tribal leader of Sharzis

See also

References

  1. [1]
    "Afghanistan". geographic.org. Retrieved 2 April 2024.
  2. [2]
    Ganga Prasad Tripathi Indo-Afghan relations, 1882-1907 - 1973- Page 71
  3. [3]
    PSDP (2018) Pashtoonkhwa Biographies - Ghazi Mirzaman
  4. [4]
    "Population of Asmār, Afghanistan". Archived from the original on 22 June 2012. Retrieved 7 October 2012.


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