Jaghatū District

Jaghatu District (Dari: جغتو), (alternatively Waeez Shahid District and Bahrami Shahid) is one of the largest and most populated district of Ghazni Province in Afghanistan, west of the city of Ghazni. The ethnic composition of the district includes 73% Hazara and 27% Pashtun.[1]

Jaghatū

جغتو
Jaghatū
Location within Afghanistan
Coordinates: 33°34′38″N 68°11′08″E
Country Afghanistan
ProvinceGhazni Province
Population
  Estimate 
(2002)
132,265

History

On 18 May 2020, the Taliban killed two police officers and three civilians on a road in the district and set their bodies on fire.[2][3]

Agriculture

  • the main crops of wheat, potatoes, clovers and alfalfa.[1]
  • sheep, goats, cows, donkeys and poultry.[1]
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See also

References

  1. "District Profile" (PDF). UNHCR. Archived from the original (PDF) on 3 March 2016. Retrieved 26 October 2015.
  2. "Taliban militants set the bodies of 5 people on fire after shooting them dead". 18 May 2020 via www.khaama.com/.
  3. "Taliban suicide bomber kills 9 troops in eastern Afghanistan". 18 May 2020 via www.washingtonpost.com/.


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