Kapisa Province
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Kapisa is the smallest of the 34 provinces of Afghanistan, located in the northeastern part of the country. It has an estimated population of 523,201 people and an area of 1,842 km2, making it the mos
A road in the Tagab District of Kapisa Province
Asia in AD 565, showing the Shahi kingdoms and their neighbors.
Newly excavated Buddhist stupa at Mes Aynak in Logar Province of Afghanistan. Similar stupas have been discovered in neighboring Ghazni Province, including in the northern Samangan Province.
French army soldiers prepare their vehicles for a convoy prior to departing camp for Operation Eagle, October 2008
Pashayi people
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The Pashayi or Pashai, formerly known as the Alina, are an Indo-Aryan ethnolinguistic group living primarily in eastern Afghanistan. They are mainly concentrated in the provinces of Laghman, Nangarhar
Kapisa Province
…province is around 495,028 people. It is believed that the majority of the population in Kapisa are Tajiks, followed by a smaller number of Pashtuns and Pashayi. Kapisa is home to Al-Beroni University, named after the Islamic scholar Al-Biruni who was from this region. The University offers programs in Agriculture…
Pashai girl in traditional clothing