[2] Behsud is located in the country's central highlands which experiences long and extremely harsh winter.

Hazaras are occupying the northern and western while Durrani Pashutans and Ghilzai are inhabiting the southern part of the province.

[2] The battle between Hazaras and Kochis in Maidan Wardak province dates back to Abdur Rahman's dictatorship at the close of the nineteenth century, and the state's policy of securing control of Afghanistan's Hazara-dominated central provinces (Hazarajat).

[4] Before Abdur Rahman took control of Afghanistan, the Hazara people in the country's central regions were reasonably self-sufficient.

[4] Since 2007, the conflict between these two groups has intensified, with periodic violent attacks, particularly in the two districts of Behsud, Maidan Wardak province.