Bargi Matal District (Barge Matal District, Bragamatal District, Kamkata-vari: , , ) is a district of Nuristan Province, Afghanistan."Afghanistan Administrative Divisions" map, March 2007, Afghanistan Information Management Services (AIMS) It was originally in Konarha Province (Konar Province)"Afghanistan" political map, 1986, United States Central Intelligence Agency and then was moved to the newly created Nuristan Province in 2001.
Climate Bargi Matal has a subarctic climate (Köppen: Dsc), resulting in long, cold winters and short, mild summers.
Boundaries Bargi Matal District is bounded by: Kuran wa Munjan District of Badakhshan Province to the west and northwest, Chitral District of Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa Province, Pakistan, to the northeast and east, Kamdesh District to the south, and Parun District to the southwest.
See also Peshawar, Afghanistan, a settlement in the district
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External links Crowley, Michael (22 September 2009) "Dying For Barge Matal" The New Republic Cavendish, Julius (13 November 2009) "Barge Matal: It's a Place We Never Want to Go Back To", The Independent