Abdul Basir Salangi or Abdul Baseer Salangi, born on 8 August 1962 in Parwan, is the ethnic Tajik current Governor of Farah province in Afghanistan,
and was a commander in the Afghan Civil War, aligned with Jamiat-e Islami and Ahmad Shah Massoud. Additionally, he was chief of Kabul after the fall of the Taliban until he was replaced by General Baba Jan after being indicted in the Shinpur scandal.
Abdul Basir Salangi speaking in 2011
Charikar, officially renamed to Imam Abu Hanifa or Imam Azam, is the main town of the Koh Daman Valley. It is the capital of Charikar District, and the capital of Parwan Province in northern Afghanistan. It has a population of around 171,200, which is majority Tajik populated. The town was officially renamed in December 2022 by the Taliban to honor the Sunni Muslim theologian and jurist Abu Hanifa, who is also sometimes called Imam Azam and was the founder of the Hanafi school of Islamic law.
A street in Charikar during the War in Afghanistan, 2007
Aerial view of the city
A street in Charikar (2008)