Ab Band District

Coordinates: 32°58′59″N 67°58′01″E / 32.983°N 67.967°E / 32.983; 67.967 Ab Band is a district in Ghazni Province, Afghanistan. Its population, which is almost entirely Pashtun, was estimated at 41,340 in 2002. Ab Band is on the main road from Kabul to Kandahar. much of Ab Band villages are now under Taliban control only the district headquarter is under government control, ab band has no construction projects, its local people regularly go to Pakistan and Iran for work. there are three famous ethnics settled in Ab band: Buden Khail, Na Khail and Mul Khail. Ab band is popular for its tasty grapes and resins that's usually exported to Ghazni city and Muqur district for trade and exchange for goods.there is also a small Bazaar(town) for locals to purchase daily needs and meet neighbor villager the Bazaar is located between Bazi and Chawnai villages.

by Awrang Zaib resident of Ab Band http://awrang.wordpress.org

References

• UNHCR District Profile, accessed 2006-04-20

External links

• Map of Ab Band (PDF)

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