Chaghcharan - Citiy of Afghanistan - Todays WorldTour

Chaghcharān (/tʃæɡtʃæˈrɑːn/; Persian: چغچران‎), also called Chakhcheran, and formerly known as Āhangarān Pashto: آهنګران‎), (Persian: آهنگران‎, is a town and district in central Afghanistan, which serves as the capital of Ghor Province. It is located on the southern side of the Hari River, at an altitude of 2,230 m above sea level.
Chaghcharan is linked by a 380-kilometre-long highway with Herat to the west and is about the same distance from Kabul to the east and is also served by Chaghcharan Airport.
It has a population of about 15,000 who are mostly Dari (Persian) speakers.

 The Minaret of Jam built by the Ghurid Dynasty

 A Lithuanian medic visits a patient in Chaghcharan hospital.

 A bridge in Chaghcharan

 Medieval

Prior to the arrival of Islam the region's inhabitants practiced various different religions including Zoroastrianism, Buddhism, Judaism. The Islamic conquest of Afghanistan by Sultan Mahmud of Ghazni took place in the 10th century. After the defeat of the Ghaznavids in the 12th century the area came under the control of the local Ghurid dynasty of Ghor. The Ghurid Dynasty had its summer capital, Firozkoh nearby and they constructed the Minaret of Jam there. Today the Minaret of Jam is a UNESCO World Heritage site.
In the 13th century, the region was invaded by Genghis Khan and his Mongols barbarians who destroyed Firozkoh but left the Minaret of Jam intact. The region was then ruled by the Ilkhanate until Timur conquest in the 14th century.
Chakhcherān is mentioned by name in the 16th century Baburnama, describing Babur's visit in early 1507 while on his journey to Kabul. It was a town located in the Gharjistan region, between Herat, Ghor, and Ghazni.
Modern Era

 In 2004, an independent FM radio station (Dari: راديو صداي صلح or Voice of Peace Radio) came on air in the town, the first independent media in this part of Afghanistan.[citation needed]
In June 2005, the International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) established a Lithuanian led Provincial Reconstruction Team in which Croatian, Danish, American, Ukrainian, Icelandic, and Georgian troops also served.In February of 2013 residents of Chaghcharan protested for five days against the lack of development that has occurred in the province. The cited the lack of paved roads and electricity as their major concerns.
In April 2014 protests against the Ghor Province's governor turned violent and Afghan police attacked protesters and journalists in Chaghcharan. The protesters had been calling for the resignation of the governor who they alleged "wants to divide the land [in Chaghcharan] among warlords.