Chaghcharan is the capital of Ghowr province in Western Afghanistan. In politics, a capital (also called capital city or political capital — although the latter phrase has an alternative meaning based on an alternative meaning of capital) is the principal city or town associated with its government. ... Ghowr (sometimes spelled Ghor) is one of the thirty-four provinces of Afghanistan. ...
Chaghcharan is located along the river Harirud at an altitude of 2,280 meters. Approximately 15,000 people live in the town, making it the largest in the province.
In June 2005 ISAF established a Lithuanian led Provinsional Reconstruction Team in which Danish, US and Icelandic troops also serve. 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ...
The remains of their capital Firuzkuh, including UNESCO World Heritage site the Minaret of Jam, are located in the province.
On June 17, 2004, hundreds of troops of Abdul Salaam Khan, whom had rejected the Afghan government's plan to disarm regional militias, attacked Chaghcharan and took over the city in an afternoon-long siege.
Khan's troops left Chaghcharan on June 23, a day ahead of the arrival of a Afghan National Army battalion, led by Lieutenant-General Aminullah Paktiyanai, arrived with the support of about twenty U.S. soldiers.
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