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.

Bakwa

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District
Bakwa
Location within Afghanistan
Coordinates: 32°15′05″N 62°57′27″E
Country Afghanistan
ProvinceFarah Province
Population
 (2004)
 • Total79,529
Bakwa District Center Bazaar on Route 515

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]

  • Route 515 in Bakwa
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References
  1. https://www.reuters.com/article/us-afghanistan-airstrike/afghan-civilians-killed-in-air-strikes-on-taliban-drug-labs-local-officials-say-idUSKCN1SD1IZ?il=0


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