Taliban Forms 27 New Districts in 12 Provinces of Afghanistan
The Taliban’s ministry of interior affairs announced the formation of 27 new districts in 12 provinces of Afghanistan. The districts have been formed in Helmand, Baghlan, Faryab, Farah, Sar-e Pol, Ghor, Badghis, Paktika, Zabul, Nuristan, and Kandahar provinces.
The Taliban have stressed that these new districts have been formed to provide better government services to remote and underserved areas.
The Taliban's Prime Minister office has ordered all ministries to activate their offices in these districts to provide better services to the people.
No further details about the names and locations of these districts have been provided by the Taliban.
Previously, Afghanistan had 364 districts in 34 provinces.
