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Takhar Province
Summary
Takhar ( Farsi/Pashto: ) is one of the thirty-four provinces of Afghanistan, located in the northeast of the country next to Tajikistan. It is surrounded by Badakhshan in the east, Panjshir in the south, and Baghlan and Kunduz in the west. The city of Taloqan serves as its capital.
The province contains 17 districts, over 1,000 villages, and approximately 1,113,173 people, which is multi-ethnic and mostly a rural society.
The city was attacked during the 2021 Taliban offensive (which coincided with the withdrawal of United States troops).
On May 2, 2021, PiramQul Ziayi, the most influential anti-Taliban figure in Takhar, was assassinated in Rustaq district.
On June 20, 2021, in response to the fall of several districts of Takhar to the Taliban, a group of Takhar elders, led by the People's Resistance leader Mohibullah Noori, held a press conference in Kabul. During the conference, they announced their commitment to mobilize the People's Resistance in support of the security forces in Takhar. On June 26, 2021, Mohibullah Noori entered Taloqan City, united the Takhar commanders and established the People's Resistance to prevent the Taliban from gaining control over Taluqan city. The Taliban tried to take the city in July 2021, the attack was repulsed by the People's Resistance. After two months complete resistance, lack of support from central government and during the huge Taliban offensive member of People's Resistance-was-killed-in-a-battle-with-the-taliban/ Haji Agha Gul was killed by Taliban and Khair Mohammad Teymour injured, Mohibullah Noori returned to Kabul and all forces, including provincial officials, retreated to the Versaj district. On August 8, 2021, the Taliban gained control of the province during the 2021 Taliban offensive. However, [[People Resistance Front fighters have still maintained a presence in the province.
Kushan Empire
Muslim conquests of Afghanistan
Between the early 16th century and the mid-18th century, the territory was ruled by the Khanate of Bukhara.
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