- Source: Bakwa District
Bakwa is a district in Farah province, Afghanistan. Its population, which is majority Pashtun with a Tajik minority, was estimated at 79,529 in November 2004. The district center is Sultani Bakwa. It is situated at an altitude of 726 m.
War in Afghanistan
According to the Afghan government, airstrikes in 2019 against the Taliban in the district destroyed 68 drug labs and killed 150 insurgents. Governor Abdul Ghafoor Mujahid claimed 45 civilians were killed in the strikes, which Defense spokesman Qais Mangal denied.
In 2021, the Taliban captured the district as part of the 2021 Taliban offensive.
Gallery
References
UNHCR District Profile, compiled September–November 2004, accessed 2006-06-06 (PDF).
External links
Map of Settlements AIMS, May 2002
Kata Kunci Pencarian:
- Distrik di Afganistan
- Bakwa District
- Dassault Mirage 2000N/2000D
- 2003 in Afghanistan
- List of aviation accidents and incidents in the war in Afghanistan
- Districts of Afghanistan
- Route 515 (Afghanistan)
- List of civilian casualties in the war in Afghanistan (2008)
- War in Afghanistan order of battle, 2012
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- Chishti Sharif District