Mussahi District
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Mussahi District (Persian: ولسوالی موسهي) is a district of Kabul province, Afghanistan.

Location: is situated in the southern part of Kabul Province
Kabul Province
Kābul , situated in the east of the country, is one of the thirty-four provinces of Afghanistan. The capital of the province is Kabul City, which is also Afghanistan's capital. The population of Kabul province is 3.5 million people as of 2009, of which almost 80 percent live in the urban areas...

, Afghanistan
Afghanistan
Afghanistan , officially the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan, is a landlocked country located in the centre of Asia, forming South Asia, Central Asia and the Middle East. With a population of about 29 million, it has an area of , making it the 42nd most populous and 41st largest nation in the world...

. Mussai district borders Char Asiab District
Char Asiab District
Char Asiab District Char Asiab, Chahar Asiab, Charasiab, Charasiah or Charasia) is a district, approximately 7 miles south of the city of Kabul, and is situated in the southern part of Kabul province, Afghanistan. It has a population of 32,500 people...

 to the west, Bagrami District
Bagrami District
Bagrami District is located in the central part of Kabul Province in Afghanistan. It is approximately 30 minutes drive east from the capital city, Kabul...

 to the north, Khaki Jabbar District
Khaki Jabbar District
Khaki Jabbar District is a mountainous district situated in the southeastern part of Kabul Province, Afghanistan. The district headquarter is Khak-i Jabbar village, which is located in the central part of the district.-Demographics:...

 to the east and Logar Province to the south. Its headquarter is Mussahi
Mussahi
Mussahi is a village and the center of Mussahi District, Kabul Province, Afghanistan. It is located at at 1844 m altitude in a river valley 25 km south of Kabul. The village was seriously damaged during the two decades of wars that were fought in the country, and is now undergoing a...

 village, which is situated in the central part of the district.

Demography: It has a population of 30,000 people (2002 UNHCR official est.) The Pashtuns are the majority and a number of Tajik families.

Mussahi district is located at the south of Kabul (25 km away from Kabul City) with fair road access (an hour car drive in rough road), formerly being a part of Char Asiab district, it has been recognised as an independent district in 2001 year. The district is categorized an agricultural area,the main agricultural production are wheat, onion, potatoes, tomatoes and frish vegetable. Generally, faremrs also are engaged in small-scale animal husbandry, keeping cows, sheep and chickens for home consumption. This district consist of 67 villages, the main villages of this district are Shahid Khanh, Mayan Khail, Moussahi Di Kalan, Qultaghan, Qali Abrauof, Alo Khail, Payanda Khail, Qishlaql,Charso village, Haji Malang Baba, Chinoghundi, Rahmatabad, Chaman Qala and others . The Mussahi district has been almost fully destroyed during the wars, and like all districts of the country it is now going through a nation-wide reconstruction.
The Logar River passes through this district and divides this district in two part (Bara Mussahi and Kuza Mussahi).

Security and Politics

It was reported that in the district on 17 November 2009 that Afghan and NATO forces arrested 12 militants accused of anti-government activities.
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