Parwan Province

In 329 BC, Alexander the Great founded the settlement of Parwan as his Alexandria of the Caucasus. It was conquered by Arab Muslims in 792 AD. In the 1990s it was the site of heavy resistance against the Taliban. Recent history Following the removal of the Taliban in late 2001, the United States Armed Forces took control of Bagram Air Base and began using it as one of their main bases in Afghanistan. A Provincial Reconstruction Team (PRT) led by South Korea helped the locals with development activities in the province until 2014. In mid-February 2011, five rocket-propelled grenades hit the newly built South Korean military base housing the provincial reconstruction team and civilian aid workers. No one was injured in the attack, but it came hours after a visit by South Korean Defense Minister Kim Kwan-jin, raising suspicions of Taliban involvement. The opening ceremony of the base was postponed indefinitely. A plan to build a power plant in the province is under consideration. A large portion of Parwan's economy relies on remittances from the Afghan diaspora living abroad. In July 2012, the Taliban publicly executed a married woman in front of a large crowd after she was found guilty of adultery. It was reported that the woman had a secret affair with a married military commander of the Afghan National Army. In August 2021, Parwan was captured by the Taliban during their offensive. ==Administrative divisions==

As per the figures below based on the ethnographics of each district as well as the density and therefore the inhabitability of each district, the province has a population of approximately 878,192. ==Demographics==

Population As of 2020, the total population of the province is about 751,000, which is multi-ethnic and mostly a rural society. 8 percent of the population lived below the national poverty line, the second lowest figure in Afghanistan behind only Logar Province. Ethnicity, languages and religion According to the Naval Postgraduate School, the ethnic groups of the province are as follows: Tajiks, Hazaras, Uzbeks, Pashtuns, Kuchis and other minority groups. According to Afghanistan's Ministry of Rural Rehabilitation and Development: Education The overall literacy rate (6+ years of age) fell from 37% in 2005 to 28% in 2011. The percentage of births attended to by a skilled birth attendant increased from 4% in 2005 to 7% in 2011. ==Gallery==

File:CH-NB - Afghanistan, Shibar Pass (Shebar Pass, Kowtal-e Shebar)- Landschaft - Annemarie Schwarzenbach - SLA-Schwarzenbach-A-5-20-220.jpg|Near the Shibar Pass that connects Parwan to Bamyan. File:Road in Parwan-11.jpg|A road in the Parwan Province, near the Sayed Bridge which is located short distance north from Bagram Air Base. File:Near Sayed Bridge in Parwan-4.jpg|Fields near the Sayed Bridge File:Flickr - boellstiftung - Parwan.jpg|School girls in a rural area of Parwan File:Afghan boys and police in 2010.jpg|A member of the Afghan National Police trying to control local children awaiting the distribution of goods from the U.S. military for the winter months. File:Afghan women in Parwan province.jpg|Afghan women working inside a factory in Parwan ==See also==