launched an offensive and briefly captured Imam Abu Hanifa City, before Massoud counterattacked and drove them out again. On 14 August 2011, a team of about six suicide bombers attacked the governor's palace in Imam Abu Hanifa City. The Governor Abdul Basir Salangi survived but 19 people were killed to which the Taliban claimed responsibility. On 19 May 2020, gunmen opened fire inside a mosque in Imam Abu Hanifa City, killing 11 worshippers and injuring 16 others when they were offering the evening prayer after breaking their Ramadan fast. The Taliban denied their involvement in the attack. On 26 August 2020, the city was the site of floods that killed at least 92 people. In August 2021, Imam Abu Hanifa City was recaptured by the anti-Taliban forces in the National Resistance Front of Afghanistan. On 25 August 2021, it was revealed that a delegation of resistance forces in Imam Abu Hanifa City were holding talks with a Taliban delegation and that the Taliban by this point were no longer blocking routes to the nearby Panjshir Valley. Climate Imam Abu Hanifa has a humid continental climate (Köppen: Dsa) with hot summers and cold winters. The winter months are much rainier than the summer months in Imam Abu Hanifa City. The warmest month of the year is July, with an average temperature of . January is the coldest month, with temperatures averaging . See also Chaharikar District Parwan Province References External links 329 BC Populated places in Parwan Province Populated places along the Silk Road 320s BC establishments Provincial capitals in Afghanistan