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.
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.