Qalay-I-Zal District (ولسوالی قلعه ذال), also spelled Qala-i-Zal, is situated in the western part of Kunduz Province, northern Afghanistan.

It borders Balkh Province to the west and Tajikistan to the north along the Panj, Vakhsh and Amu Darya rivers.

Qalay-I-Zal River flows through the district and divides it in two parts.

[1] The Taliban captured Qalay-I-Zal District on 6 May 2017 during their 2017 spring offensive; Operation Mansoori.

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