Maidan Wardak Province of Afghanistan

Maidan Wardak Province (also spelled: Wardag, Vardak) is one of thirty four provinces of Afghanistan located in the central east region of Afghanistan. It has a population of approximately 540,100. The capital of the province is Maidan Shar. The majority of the population is Pashtun.

History;

During the communist times, the people of Maidan Wardak never gave significant support to the communist government.Maidan Wardak Province was significant during the Civil War in Afghanistan, due to its proximity with Kabul and its agricultural lands. Hizb-e Islami, Ittehad-i Islami and Hezb-e Wahdat all had significant presence in the area. Most of the area was captured by the Taliban around winter 1995, and after the capture of Kabul, Maidan Wardak Taliban were significant in the fight for Parwan Province and Kapisa.

Geography;

Wardak province is located in the Central (or Central East) region of Afghanistan; bordering Parwan to the Northeast, Kabul and Logar to the east, Ghazni to the south and Bamyan to the west. The capital of Wardak province is Maidan Shahr, which is located about 35 km from Kabul. Wardak province covers an area of 9,934 km2. The majority of the provincial population (527,750 people) lives in rural areas. The most heavily populated areas are along the Kabul – Kandahar Highway. The rest of the province is thinly populated, with villages concentrated in areas with available irrigation and water sources (CSO and UNFPA, 2003).

District	Population
Chak	83,376
Day Mirdad	28,865
Hisa-I-Awali Bihsud	25,079
Jaghatu	46,667
Jalrez	44,873
Markazi Bihsud	94,328
Maidan Shar	35,008
Narkh	56,354
Saydabad	114,793

Capital;

Meydan Shahr

Area;

9,934 km² (3,836 sq mi)

Population;

540,100

Main Languages;

Pashto

Dari Persian