Overview;
The province was one of the first major battlegrounds in the Soviet invasion of Afghanistan , and remained an active area of guerrilla warfare throughout, with local military commander and mujahideen Ismail Khan leading resistance to Soviet rule from 1979 until the Soviet withdrawal in 1989. When the Soviets withdrew, Ismail Khan became the governor of the province, a position he retained until the Taliban took control of the province in 1995. Following the ousting of the Taliban in 2001 by the US and coalition forces as well as the Afghan Northern Alliance , Khan once again became governor of Herat .
Districts Population
Adraskan 56,193
Chishti Sharif 25,428
Farsi 28,252
Ghoryan 90,201
Gulran 106,983
Guzara 135,187
Injil 224,607
Karukh 58,594
Kohsan 57,782
Kushk 133,446
Kushki Kuhna 41,642
Obe 75,175
Pashtun Zarghun 90,817
Shindand 185,418
Zinda Jan 54,976
Area;
54,778 km² (21,150 sq mi)
Population;
1,762,157
Main language;
Dari Persian
Pashto
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