Khaki Safed District Explained

Official Name:Khaki Safed
Native Name Lang:pa
Settlement Type:District
Coordinates:32.6539°N 62.1022°W
Pushpin Map:Afghanistan
Pushpin Label Position:right
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name: Afghanistan
Subdivision Type1:Province
Subdivision Name1:Farah
Parts Type:Occupation
Parts Style:para
P1: Taliban
Population Total:29,500
Population As Of:2010
Population Footnotes:[1]

Khaki Safed (Persian: خاک سفید, "white dust") is a district in Farah province, Afghanistan. Its population, which is mostly Pashtun and Tajiks, was estimated at 43,000 in October 2004.[2] The main village, Khaki Safed (also called Alagadari), is situated at 676 m altitude in the central part of the district.

Security and Politics

It was reported on 17 November 2009 that armed Taliban fighters kidnapped 5 civilians. 2 were beheaded and accused of spying while the other 3 were released. According to the Provincial police chief Faqir Mohammad Askar, the victims were innocent government employees.[3]

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Farah Provincial Profile. Ministry of Rural Rehabilitation and Development. 15 September 2015. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20160303213117/http://www.mrrd-nabdp.org/attachments/article/232/Farah%20Provincial%20Profile.pdf. 3 March 2016.
  2. Web site: District Profile . https://web.archive.org/web/20051027184405/http://www.aims.org.af/afg/dist_profiles/unhcr_district_profiles/western/farah/khak_e_safid.pdf . dead . 27 October 2005 . UNHCR . 16 June 2006 .
  3. Web site: Taliban militants behead 2 Afghan civilians. Xinhua News. 17 November 2009. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20121104135021/http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2009-11/17/content_12476155.htm. 4 November 2012.