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Khaki Safed District

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Country
  
Afghanistan

Population
  
29,500 (2010)

Occupation
  
Taliban

Province
  
Farah Province

Khaki Safed District

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

Contents

Map of Khaki Safed, Afghanistan

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.

References

Khaki Safed District Wikipedia