[6] Alishang district (estimated population 139,000) as a whole under the Laghman Province is prone to natural disasters due to floods, snow and drought.

During 2003–2004, the flood damage in the district was to agricultural land and crops, due to snow to animal life and also by drought.

[7] Alishang has a humid subtropical climate (Köppen: Cfa) with hot summers and cool winters.

[10] The place finds mention in Babur's writings and the people inhabiting the village are stated to be cantankerous and are given an epithet in the local language.

[12] In 2006, a new micro-hydro electrical power plant opened in Alishang, built at a cost of US$32,000 by the Methar Lam Provincial Reconstruction Team.