Sar-e-Pol, Afghanistan

Sar-e-Pol or Sari Pul (Persian: سرپل) is the capital city of the province of Sar-e-Pol Province in northern Afghanistan.

[2] The city's distance from Kabul is 349 km.

[4] A 1983 estimate puts the population as 40% Uzbek, 25% Pashtun (10% Durrani, 5% Eastern Pashtuns, 10% non-Durrani Pashtuns), 10% Hazaras, 20% Aimaqs and Tajiks, and 5% Arabs.

[5] The Taliban overran and captured the city on 8 August 2021 as part of their 2021 offensive.

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Yahya bin Zayd holy shrine in Sar-e Pol