Pol-e Alam District
Puli Alam in 2007
Pol-e Alam, or Pul-i-Alam, is a district of Logar Province, Afghanistan. The population of Pol-e Alam is estimated at around 108,000, which is composed of Pashtuns, Tajiks and a few others. The capital of the district is Pol-e Alam city, which is also the provincial capital.
Pol-e 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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