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Jowzjān or Jōzjān (Persian: جوزجان) is one of the thirty-four provinces of Afghanistan. It is in the north of the country. Its capital is Sheberghan.
On May 28, 2007, a clash between protestors and police in Sheberghan resulted in the death of six protestors, extensive property damage to government buildings and injuries to over thirty protestors and policemen.[1] The fatal protest was part of a power clash between the northern general and politician Rashid Dostum and other politicians in the province, particularly the Governor Joma Khan Hamdard who is widely unliked among local population and MP Ahmad Khan, who had just survived an assassination attempt a few days previous that he blamed on Dostum. [2] [3]
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The current Governor of the province is Joma Khan Hamdard.
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