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Sar-e-Pol Province
Sar-e-Pol (Pashto, Dari: سر پل; lit. 'bridge head'), also spelled Sari Pul, is one of the 34 provinces of Afghanistan, located in the north of the country. It borders Ghor and Bamyan to the south, Samangan to the east, Balkh and Jowzjan to the north, and Faryab to the west. The province is divided into 7 districts and contains 896 villages. It has a population of about 632,000, which is multi-ethnic and mostly a tribal society. The province was created in 1988 with the support of northern Afghan politician Sayed Nasim Mihanparast. The city of Sar-e-Pol serves as the provincial capital.
Between the early 16th and the mid-18th century, the territory was ruled by the Khanate of Bukhara. It was given to Ahmad Shah Durrani by Murad Beg of Bukhara after a treaty was signed in about 1750 and became part of the Durrani Empire. It was ruled by the Durranis, followed by the Barakzai dynasty. The area was untouched by the British during the three Anglo-Afghan wars fought in the 19th and 20th centuries. It remained peaceful for about one hundred years until the 1980s Soviet–Afghan War.
During the Afghan Civil War, the area was controlled by forces loyal to Abdul Rashid Dostum. It was captured by the Taliban in 1998. Aminullah Amin, the first senior member of the Taliban to be captured, was the former governor of the province.
Swedish-led Provincial Reconstruction Team (PRT), which has been based in Mazar-e Sharif since about 2005 and responsible for four provinces including Sar-e Pol, established an office and some troops in the province. The Afghan National Security Forces (ANFS) began expanding in the last decade and slowly took over security from the International Security Assistance Force (ISAF). The Afghanistan-Turkmenistan border is maintained by the Afghan Border Police (ABP), while law and order for the rest of the province is provided by the NATO-trained Afghan National Police (ANP).
In 2009, the provincial Police Chief stated that weapons had been collected from many people and three districts, namely, Sangcharak, Gosfandi, and Sozama Qala areas, termed as the peaceful districts of the province. In operations against militants, the police chief said they had arrested a prominent Taliban commander, Mullah Nader, along with 11 other people during the recent operations. He said scores of kilograms of hashish and opium had also been seized from people during the operations.
The biggest threat to travelers in Sar-e Pol province remains highway bandits and thieves, corrupt militiamen and police, and road hazards. During the American-Afghan war, small groups of cadres were active throughout the province. These groups often relied on larger support networks in neighboring provinces.
On August 8, 2021, the Taliban regained control of the provincial capital.
The percentage of households with clean drinking water increased from 8% in 2005 to 15% in 2011. The rate of births attended to by a skilled birth attendant increased from 0% in 2005 to 20% in 2011.
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Sar-e-Pol Province
Sar-e-Pol (Pashto, Dari: سر پل; lit. 'bridge head'), also spelled Sari Pul, is one of the 34 provinces of Afghanistan, located in the north of the country. It borders Ghor and Bamyan to the south, Samangan to the east, Balkh and Jowzjan to the north, and Faryab to the west. The province is divided into 7 districts and contains 896 villages. It has a population of about 632,000, which is multi-ethnic and mostly a tribal society. The province was created in 1988 with the support of northern Afghan politician Sayed Nasim Mihanparast. The city of Sar-e-Pol serves as the provincial capital.
Between the early 16th and the mid-18th century, the territory was ruled by the Khanate of Bukhara. It was given to Ahmad Shah Durrani by Murad Beg of Bukhara after a treaty was signed in about 1750 and became part of the Durrani Empire. It was ruled by the Durranis, followed by the Barakzai dynasty. The area was untouched by the British during the three Anglo-Afghan wars fought in the 19th and 20th centuries. It remained peaceful for about one hundred years until the 1980s Soviet–Afghan War.
During the Afghan Civil War, the area was controlled by forces loyal to Abdul Rashid Dostum. It was captured by the Taliban in 1998. Aminullah Amin, the first senior member of the Taliban to be captured, was the former governor of the province.
Swedish-led Provincial Reconstruction Team (PRT), which has been based in Mazar-e Sharif since about 2005 and responsible for four provinces including Sar-e Pol, established an office and some troops in the province. The Afghan National Security Forces (ANFS) began expanding in the last decade and slowly took over security from the International Security Assistance Force (ISAF). The Afghanistan-Turkmenistan border is maintained by the Afghan Border Police (ABP), while law and order for the rest of the province is provided by the NATO-trained Afghan National Police (ANP).
In 2009, the provincial Police Chief stated that weapons had been collected from many people and three districts, namely, Sangcharak, Gosfandi, and Sozama Qala areas, termed as the peaceful districts of the province. In operations against militants, the police chief said they had arrested a prominent Taliban commander, Mullah Nader, along with 11 other people during the recent operations. He said scores of kilograms of hashish and opium had also been seized from people during the operations.
The biggest threat to travelers in Sar-e Pol province remains highway bandits and thieves, corrupt militiamen and police, and road hazards. During the American-Afghan war, small groups of cadres were active throughout the province. These groups often relied on larger support networks in neighboring provinces.
On August 8, 2021, the Taliban regained control of the provincial capital.
The percentage of households with clean drinking water increased from 8% in 2005 to 15% in 2011. The rate of births attended to by a skilled birth attendant increased from 0% in 2005 to 20% in 2011.