The elderly and the very young are nearly the only males remaining in the village. Most of the working-age men have left to find jobs, elsewhere in Afghanistan, in Iran, Pakistan or Turkey.
Rustaq District, Afghanistan District in Takhār Province, Afghanistan Rustaq District is a district of Takhar Province, northern Afghanistan. The district centre is the town of Rostaq.
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