Panjshir Valley

Panjsher Valley
Panjsher Valley
	A view of Afghanistan's Panjshir Valley
	Map of Afghanistan with Panjshir highlighted
Geography
Coordinates	35°16′N 69°28′E / 35.267°N 69.467°E

The Panjshir Valley (also spelled Panjsher or Dara-i-Panjshir; Dari: درهٔ پنجشير ; literally Valley of the Five Lions) is a valley in northeastern Afghanistan, 150 kilometres (93 mi) north of Kabul, near the Hindu Kush mountain range.^[1] It is divided by the Panjshir River. The valley is home to more than 100,000 people, including Afghanistan's largest concentration of ethnic Tajiks as of 1997.^[2] In April 2004, it became the heart of the new Panjshir Province, having previously been part of Parwan Province.^[3] Politically, this province has been considered the start point of Afghanistan's Jihad period against the Soviets. This province is also the birthplace of Afghanistan's national hero,^{[citation needed]} Ahmad Shah Masoud.

^ "Afghanistan gets rid of heavy arms in Panjshir". Xinhua. 6 March 2005. Archived from the original on 16 October 2006. Retrieved 22 November 2006.
^ "Afghanistan". Library of Congress Country Studies. Library of Congress. 1997. Retrieved 19 November 2006.
^ American Forces Press Service (5 July 2006). "New Afghan Road Offers Gateway to Optimism". archive.defense.gov. U.S. Department of Defense. Retrieved 16 August 2017.

[Xinhua-1] "Afghanistan gets rid of heavy arms in Panjshir". Xinhua. 6 March 2005. Archived from the original on 16 October 2006. Retrieved 22 November 2006.

[LoC-2] "Afghanistan". Library of Congress Country Studies. Library of Congress. 1997. Retrieved 19 November 2006.

[3] American Forces Press Service (5 July 2006). "New Afghan Road Offers Gateway to Optimism". archive.defense.gov. U.S. Department of Defense. Retrieved 16 August 2017.

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