Alingar District

For Alingar district in Laghman province has about 60 villages in four main valleys, where predominantly Pashtuns, Tajiks and Pashaien live. The district is located approximately 27 km from the provincial capital Mehtarlam away, bordering the districts Alishing and Dawlat Shah in the west, Nuristan province in the north, Nangarhar Kunar and in the East and the districts Quarghaee and Mihtarlam in the south. In the district of about 73,100 people ( as of 2009). The district center is the village of Shahi which is located at 915 meters altitude.

The Alingar River, which flows through all districts Laghmans, is the main source of irrigation. The main source of income is agriculture. It is sometimes concerned primarily with wheat, corn and rice with poppy seeds. The district is very mountainous, so there is little arable land. Part of the agricultural land has been destroyed by floods. Approx. 30 percent of the population work in agriculture, 20 percent in foreign countries, especially Pakistan and Iran, by 2 percent in government and as a dealer. 45 percent of the population are unemployed.

The security situation in Alingar is relatively stable, although there are private disputes. The district will reportedly be free of mines. The health and education location is pretty good, but the remote villages in need of assistance.

During the war in Afghanistan, 80 percent of the houses were destroyed. Many residents fled to neighboring countries Pakistan and Iran.