Puli Alam District
Puli Alam, also spelled Pul-i-Alam or Pol-e Alam, is a district of Logar Province, Afghanistan. The population of Puli Alam is estimated at around 108,000, which is composed of Pashtuns, Tajiks and a few others. The capital of the district is Puli Alam city, which is also the provincial capital.
Puli Alam in 2007
Puli Alam has undergone reconstruction work after the fall of Taliban government.
A Provincial Reconstruction Team (PRT) of the Czech Republic is based in the district.
Security and politics
It was reported on 23 November 2009 that unknown armed men destroyed a girls' school in the district's headquarters.[1]
See also
References
- " Armed men destroy girl school in southern Afghanistan" 23 November 2009. KABUL. Xinhua News. Accessed at: http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2009-11/23/content_12526598.htm
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- "Puli Alam District – Logar Province – Afghanistan" map, January 2004, Afghanistan Information Management Services (AIMS)
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