Bakwa District Explained

Official Name:Bakwa
Native Name:بکواه
Native Name Lang:pa
Settlement Type:District
Coordinates:32.2514°N 62.9575°W
Pushpin Map:Afghanistan
Pushpin Label Position:right
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name: Afghanistan
Subdivision Type1:Province
Subdivision Name1:Farah
Population Total:79,529
Population As Of:2004
Blank Name:Control
Blank Info: Taliban
Blank1 Name:Control

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.[1]

In 2021, the Taliban captured the district as part of the 2021 Taliban offensive.

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Notes and References

  1. News: Afghan civilians killed in air strikes on Taliban drug labs, local officials say. Reuters. 7 May 2019.