Sar-e Pol Province
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Sar-e Pol (سر پل)
Province
Country	Afghanistan
Capital	Sar-e Pol
- coordinates	35°36′N 66°18′E / 35.6, 66.3
Population	468,000 1
Timezone	UTC+4:30
Main languages	Persian, Uzbek
Map of Afghanistan with Sar-e Pol highlighted

Sar-e Pol, also spelled Sari Pul (Persian: سر پل), is one of the thirty-four provinces of Afghanistan. It is in the north of the country. Its capital is the city of Sar-e Pol.

Under the Taliban

Aminullah Amin, the first senior member of the Taliban to be captured, was the former Governor of the Province.²³

Districts

• Balkhab District
• Kohistanat District
• Sangcharak District
• Sari Pul District
• Sayyad District
• Sozma Qala District

Districts of Sar-e Pol

References

1. ^ Afghanistan's Provinces – Sar-e Pol at USAID
2. ^ "Pakistan holds senior Taleban official", BBC News (20 December 2001). Retrieved on 20 February 2008. 
3. ^ "FINANCIAL SANCTIONS: AL-QAIDA AND TALIBAN -- AMENDMENTS MADE BY UN SANCTIONS COMMITTEE TO UN CONSOLIDATED LIST MAINTAINED UNDER RESOLUTION 1390 (2002) ON 18 JULY AND 27 JULY 2007" (PDF), Bank of England (August 3, 2007). Retrieved on 20 February 2008. 

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