The opposition's Western and Gulf Arab backers sought to encourage a centralised rebel leadership and in December 2012 a number of brigades affiliated themselves to a newly-created Supreme Military Council (SMC). The SMC's chief-of-staff, Gen Idris, wants it to be a more moderate and stronger alternative to the jihadist rebel groups in Syria.
Bamyan Province is one of the thirty-four provinces of Afghanistan, located in the central highlands of the country. Its terrain is mountainous or semi-mount... Bamyan Province is one of the thirty-four provinces of Afghanistan, located in the central highlands of the country. Its terrain is mountainous or semi-mount... Skip navigation
Districts of Bamyan Province; District Capital Population Area Notes; Bamyan: Bamyan: 73,200: Kahmard: Kahmard: 32,200: Transferred from Baghlan in 2005: Panjab: Panjab: 60,400: Sayghan: Sayghan: 21,200: Transferred from Baghlan and created within Kahmard District in 2005: Shibar: Shibar: 26,100: Waras: Waras: 96,700: Yakawlang: Nayak: 77,500