Khas Uruzgan District

Khas Urozgan ارزگان خاص
District
Khas Urozgan Location within Afghanistan[1]
Coordinates: 33°00′00″N 66°41′24″E
Country	Afghanistan
Province	Urozgan

Khas Uruzgan (Dari: ارزگان خاص, also spelled Khas Urozgan) is a district of Urozgan Province, Afghanistan.^[1]

Government

Coalition forces visit the Hazara village Siya Boghal, Khas Uruzgan district

A District Governor, Chief of Police, four-person district council, four-person ulema shura and a two-judge court exist. The district council had eight members until the spring of 2008, when the 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]

References

1. "District Names". National Democratic Institute. Archived from the original on 29 January 2016. Retrieved 4 June 2015.
2. "A socio-political assessment of Uruzgan Province from 2006 to 2009" (PDF). The Liaison Office. Archived from the original (PDF) on 3 June 2015. Retrieved 4 June 2015.
3. "Afghans Elect First-ever Formal Community Council in Khas Uruzgan". ISAF Joint Command. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 4 June 2015.

External links

• Map of Settlements United Nations, AIMS, May 2002