Khas Uruzgan District Explained
| Official Name: | Khas Urozgan |
| Native Name: | ارزگان خاص |
| Native Name Lang: | prs |
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| Settlement Type: | District |
| Coordinates: | 33°N 66.69°W |
| Pushpin Map: | Afghanistan |
| Pushpin Label Position: | top |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: |  Afghanistan |
| Subdivision Type1: | Province |
| Subdivision Name1: | Urozgan |
Khas Uruzgan ( ارزگان خاص, also spelled Khas Urozgan) is a district of Urozgan Province, Afghanistan.[1]
Government
A District Governor, Chief of Police, four-person district council, four-person ulema shura and a two-judge court exist. Thedistrict council had eight members until the spring of 2008, when Taliban threats forced half to quit.[2] In November 2010 more than 300 tribal elders and religious leaders from across the district elected a first-ever district community council.[3]
External links
Notes and References
- Web site: District Names. National Democratic Institute. 4 June 2015. https://web.archive.org/web/20160129071814/http://afghanistanelectiondata.org/open/data. 29 January 2016. dead.
- Web site: A socio-political assessment of Uruzgan Province from 2006 to 2009. The Liaison Office. 4 June 2015. https://web.archive.org/web/20150603010851/http://www.tloafghanistan.org/Socio-Political%20Assessment%20of%20Uruzgan%20Province%20%282006%20-%202009%29.pdf. 3 June 2015. dead.
- Web site: Afghans Elect First-ever Formal Community Council in Khas Uruzgan. ISAF Joint Command. 4 June 2015. 4 March 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20160304185757/http://www.rs.nato.int/article/isaf-releases/afghans-elect-first-ever-formal-community-council-in-khas-uruzgan.html. dead.
