| Kunduz (كندز) | |
| Province | |
| Country |  Afghanistan |
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| Capital | Kunduz |
| - coordinates | 36°48′N 68°48′E / 36.8°N 68.8°E |
| Area | 8,040 km2 (3,104 sq mi) |
| Population | 820,000 (2002) |
| Timezone | UTC+4:30 |
| Main languages | Pashto, Dari Persian, Uzbek |
 Map of Afghanistan with Kunduz highlighted
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Kunduz (Pashto/Persian: كندز) is one of the provinces of Afghanistan, centered on the city of Kunduz, in northern Afghanistan, with an area of 8,040 km square, and a population of about 820,000[1]. Eng. Mohammad Omar is currently governor of Kunduz Province.
The Kunduz River valley dominates the Kunduz Province. The river flows from south to north into the Amu Darya or Oxus river which forms the border between Kunduz province and Tajikistan. A newly constructed bridge crosses the Amu Darya at Sher Khan. The river, its tributaries and derivative canals provide irrigation to the irrigated fields that dominate land usage in the province. There are also rain-fed fields and open rangeland.
Pashtuns and Tajiks are the major ethnic groups in Kunduz followed by a minority of Uzbeks, Hazara, Turkmen, and other.[1]
Germany has 4000 soldiers stationed in the NATO-ISAF Kunduz province Provincial Reconstruction Team, along with Regional Command North. The province was largely peaceful until Taliban militants started infiltrating the area in 2009.[2]
On 4 September 2009 the German commander called in an American jetfighter, which attacked two NATO fuel trucks, which had been captured by insurgents. More than 90 people died, among them at least 40 civilians, who had gathered to collect fuel.[3][4]
It was reported that on 21 November 2009 a bomb going off along the Takhar Kunduz highway killed a child and injured two others.[5]
| District | Capital | Population | Area[6] | Demographics[7] | Notes |
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| Ali Abad | 45,851 | 47% Pashtuns, 45% Tajik, 20% Hazara, 18% Uzbek | |||
| Archi | 99,000 | 40% Pashtuns, 35% Uzbek, 15% Tajik, 10% Turkman | |||
| Chahar Dara | 69251 | 55% Pashtuns, 25% Tajik, 12% Uzbek, 8% Turkmen | |||
| Imam Sahib | 250,000 | 45% Uzbeks, 25% Pashtuns, 25% Tajiks,
5% Turkmens |
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| Khan Abad | 110,000 | 40% Pashtuns, 25% Tajik, 20% Hazara, 25% Tajik, 10% Uzbek, 5% Pashai | |||
| Kunduz | 259,497 | ||||
| Qalay-I-Zal | 120,000 | 90% Turkmens, 10% Pashtuns |
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