 Prior to 1964, Jalrez District belonged to the Maidan "alaqadari" (subdistrict) of Kabul province.Due to its strategical importance geographical, Jalrez has a long history of conflict, which has capitulated since the Saur Revolution of 1978.Jalrez was one of the first districts to be captured by the "mujahedin" in 1979 during the war against the Soviet-backed Afghan communist regime.