[5] Warsaj District is located at the end of the Farkhar River valley and has historically only had roads to Farkhar and beyond to Taloqan,[4] but has roads built recently connecting it to Fereng Wa Gharu and Khost wa Fereng.

[7] The district has been under control of the Afghan Government during the Taliban insurgency.

The BBC classified Warsaj as under "full government control" in mid to late 2017,[8] and SIGAR classified it as "government influenced" in December 2018.

[10] The district has a population of about 42,175 and a sex ratio of 97 males for every 100 females.

The district is home to about 6,800 households, with an average size of 6.2 people.