Kunduz

Kunduz city is the capital of Kunduz Province of Afghanistan. Kunduz city is the capital of Kunduz province and one of the largest cities of the country, with an estimated population, in 2009, of has a population of approximately 247,450. In 2001, the Battle of Kunduz was the last major engagement in the Northern Alliance taking control of the north, although it may have involved war crimes.

The 1st Brigade of the 209th Corps of the Afghan National Army is based in the city, which also has a German-run Provincial Reconstruction Team, under International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) Regional Command North.

Kunduz City's economy is mixed, bringing in agriculture from in rural areas and managing a large amount of transit trade, both into Tajikistan and to other provinces of northern Afghanistan. While it provides transit for opium, the area itself is not suitable for its growth, and wheat farming has become more profitable.

Local conflict in Kunduz city continues to follow the agricultural seasons and is dominated by land conflict, although there is substantial financial conflict. As is traditional in Afghanistan, dispute resolution tends to be informal rather than using the generally dysfunctional courts; the informal system, however, seems satisfactory to most residents. Nevertheless, there is a problem with corruption.

It is relatively secure, but several girls' schools have closed in response to Taliban threats. There is a continuing problem of traditional and Taliban violence against women.