Takhar is one of the thirty-four provinces of
Takhar also holds notoriety as the location where Afghan mujahideen leader Ahmad Shah Massoud was assassinated on September 9, 2001 by suspected al-Qaeda agents.
The major ethnic groups in the province are Uzbeks, Tajiks, Pashtuns and Hazaras.
Taliban insurgency;
In May 2009, Taliban insurgents fighting Afghan government attacked the Baharak district in Takhar province.
In a smaller incident in July 2008, the Afghans police killed Taliban militia commander Mullah Usman when several armed militants under his command raided a police checkpoint in the Kalafgan district. This was the first time since the fall of Taliban regime in 2001 that the Taliban engaged police in this thusfar relatively peaceful province. Mullah Usman was the most senior Taliban commander in the northeast region of Afghanistan , according to the Afghan Interior Ministry.
District
Baharak
Bangi
Chah Ab
Chal
Darqad
Farkhar
Hazar Sumuch
Ishkamish
Kalafgan
Khwaja Baha Wuddin
Khwaja Ghar
Rustaq
Taluqan
Warsaj
Yangi Qala
Capital;
Taloqan
Area;
12,333 km² (4,762 sq mi)
Population;
886,400 (2009)
Main Languages;
Uzbak
Dari Persian
Pashto
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