Charkh District is situated in the southern part of Logar Province, Afghanistan

Afghanistan

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. Kharwar District

Kharwar District

Kharwar District is a district of Logar Province, Afghanistan. In July 2008 a coalition helicopter was shot down by small arms fire, an American officer said he was worried about the rising violence in the area. It was created from Charkh District....

was created from the former big Charkh District.The population is 39,400 (2006). The district center is the village of Charkh, located on 33.7967°N 68.9411°E at 2108 m altitude in a river valley. The district is mountainous and the winters here are severe and some villages are isolated for long periods.

Security and Politics

On 24 November an IED exploded in the district, however no one was injured.

External links

• The AIMS District Map of the district before its division