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[[File:Paktika districts.png|thumb|Map of [[Paktika Province]] with the district of Barmal in peach color in the upper right.]] |
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| ⚫ | '''Barmal District''' ({{langx|ps|برمل ولسوالۍ}}, {{langx|prs|ولسوالی برمل}}) is a district of [[Paktika Province]], [[Afghanistan]]. It shares a border with [[Khyber Pakhtunkhwa]] and [[Balochistan, Pakistan]]. The [[Angur Ada]] is the official [[border checkpoint]] and [[border crossing]] between the people of Paktika and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. The government office of Barmal District is located in Newai Ada. |
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==History== |
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Barmal was one of the districts most affected by the [[June 2022 Afghanistan earthquake|2022 Afghanistan earthquake]], which killed at least 500 persons and injured a thousand others in the district.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Afghanistan: Earthquake - Jun 2022|url=https://reliefweb.int/disaster/eq-2022-000232-afg|website=reliefweb.int}}</ref> Many houses constructed primarily of mud and wood were razed to the ground.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Padshah |first1=Safiullah |last2=Ives |first2=Mike |title=Afghanistan Live Updates: At Least 1,000 Killed in Earthquake, Official Media Says: The quake struck 28 miles southwest of the provincial capital of Khost. |url=https://www.nytimes.com/live/2022/06/22/world/afghanistan-earthquake/afghanistan-earthquake-khost?smid=url-share |access-date=22 June 2022 |work=The New York Times |date=22 June 2022 |archive-date=22 June 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220622130109/https://www.nytimes.com/live/2022/06/22/world/afghanistan-earthquake/afghanistan-earthquake-khost?smid=url-share |url-status=live}}</ref> Heavy rain and the earthquake contributed to landslides that destroyed entire [[Hamlet (place)|hamlets]].<ref>{{cite news |title=Thousands of Afghanistan earthquake survivors remain without food and shelter despite aid coming in |url=https://english.alaraby.co.uk/news/afghan-quake-survivors-without-food-despite-aid-coming |access-date=25 June 2022 |work=The New Arab |date=25 June 2022 |archive-date=25 June 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220625014052/https://english.alaraby.co.uk/news/afghan-quake-survivors-without-food-despite-aid-coming |url-status=live}}</ref> |
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===Construction of new earthquake-resistant houses=== |
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In August 2022, new "[[earthquake-resistant structures|earthquake-resistant houses]]" began to be constructed in the district for victims of the earthquake.<ref name="Saqalain Eqbal">{{cite news |title=2,300 'Earthquake-Resilient' Houses to Be Built in Quake-Hit Regions of Afghanistan: UNHCR |url=https://www.khaama.com/2300-earthquake-resilient-houses-to-be-built-in-quake-hit-regions-of-afghanistan-unhcr-57689/ |access-date=23 August 2022 |work=The Khaama Press |date=23 August 2022 }}</ref> The project involves the establishment of 2,000 homes in both [[Gayan District|Gayan]] and Barmal districts of Paktika Province, including 300 houses in [[Spera District]] of neighboring [[Khost Province]].<ref name="Saqalain Eqbal"/> |
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{{Further|Geography of Afghanistan}} |
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Major towns of Barmal District are: |
Major towns of Barmal District are: |
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# Newai Ada |
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# Margha Ada |
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# Laman Ada |
# Laman Ada |
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# Gajikhel Ada |
# Gajikhel Ada |
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# Zargar Ada |
# Zargar Ada |
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# Titoon Shaga<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.citypopulation.de/en/afghanistan/admin/pakt%C4%ABk%C4%81/1214__barmal/ | title=Barmal (District, Afghanistan) - Population Statistics, Charts, Map and Location }}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url=https://elections.pajhwok.com/en/content/paktika-administrative-units | title=Paktika administrative units }}</ref> |
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# Titoon Shaga |
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The people of Barmal are [[Pashtun people|Pashtun]] from [[Wazir (Pashtun tribe)|Wazir]] tribe and some from [[Kharoti]] tribe. |
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Pashtun are divided into tribe and each tribe has its own branches and which further divided into sub branches |
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Mainly, Pashtuns are divided into two branches |
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# Ghalji Aka Khalji Pustuns |
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# Karlani Pustuns |
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Suleman who was the grandson of Karlan, named his own grandson Wazir. Wazir had two sons, the oldest one was Khadrai and the youngest one was Lalai. Wazir was living with his family in area between Shawal and Barmal. His youngest son Lalai was in fight with one of the sons of Shetak and in the fight the son of Shetak was killed.<ref name=":0">حیات, خان، محمد. ''حیات افغانی / لیکوال محمدحیات خان ؛ ژباړونکی فرهاد ظریفی، عبداللطیف طالبی ؛ سریزه تحشبه او تعلیقات عبدالشکور رشاد.'' کابل : د سرحدونو چارو وزارت د نشراتو او فرهنګی چارو ریاست، 1370., 1991. <nowiki>http://afghandata.org:8080/xmlui/handle/20.500.12138/20374</nowiki>.</ref> Lalai was escaped to Spinghar Mountain of '''Nangarhār''' ([[Pashto language|Pashto]]: ننګرهار, [[Dari language|Dari]]: ننگرهار).<ref>{{Citation|title=Nangarhar Province|date=2020-12-11|url=https://en.wikipedia.org/enwiki/w/index.php?title=Nangarhar_Province&oldid=993618130|work=Wikipedia|language=en|access-date=2021-01-08}}</ref> The book of "''Tavarikh-i Khurshid-i Jahan" describes the incident of fight between Lalai and the Son of Shetak exactly as mentioned in "Hayat-e-Afghani" but with one exception, the "Tavarikh-i Khurshid-i Jahan" used the word '''Parmal (پرمل)'''''<ref>{{Cite web|date=1894-02-06|title=History of the Pushtuns|url=https://www.wdl.org/en/item/13025/|access-date=2021-01-10|website=www.wdl.org}}</ref> ''for '''Barmal (برمل).''''' |
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'''Kinship of Wazir's Who live in Barmal County'''<ref name=":0" /> |
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Wazir had two son: 1. Khadrai 2. Lalai |
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Khadrai had 3 sons: 1. Mosa Derwash 2. Mubarak(Gurbaz) 3. Muhmood (Maseed) |
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Mosa Derwash had two sons: Athman today known as Athmanzai and Ahmad and today known as Ahmadzai or Mazai |
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Athmanzai Wazir branch is divided into 3 other braches or sub branches:<ref name=":0" /> |
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# Mahmood Khel |
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# 2.Abrahem Khel or Ibrahem Khel |
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# Wali Khel |
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Wail Khel further divided into 3 branches:<ref name=":0" /> |
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1.Kabul Khel |
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2. Malak Shahi |
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3. Baka Khel |
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4. Jani Khel |
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The majority of Barmal Wazir's are from Kabul Khel Branch. Kabul Khel further divided into 3 sub branches:<ref name=":0" /> |
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# Saif Ali |
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# Pepa Ali |
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# Meyame |
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{{quotation|Indeed, the major setback of the whole Third Anglo-Afghan War for the British came with the mass desertions that affected the Waziristan militias, who virtually melted away and sided with the Afghans. (8)|author=Fabrizio Foschini|title=The 1919 War of Independence (or third Anglo-Afghan War): a conflict the Afghans started (and ended)|source=https://www.afghanistan-analysts.org/en/reports/context-culture/the-1919-war-of-independence-or-third-anglo-afghan-war-a-conflict-the-afghans-started-and-ended/}} |
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==Security and Politics== |
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https://www.citypopulation.de/en/afghanistan/admin/pakt%C4%ABk%C4%81/1214__barmal/ |
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https://elections.pajhwok.com/en/content/paktika-administrative-units |
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http://www.fao.org/3/i0034e/i0034e00.pdf<nowiki/>{{Empty section|date=July 2018}} |
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== Healthcare == |
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According to https://afghanag.ucdavis.edu/country-info/province/files/All-Paktika.pdf there is no hospital in Barmal [district]. |
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== Education == |
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There is not a single government school in Barmal. {{Empty section|date=July 2018}} |
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== Demographics == |
== Demographics == |
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{{Further|Demographics of Afghanistan}} |
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| ⚫ | The population of the district in 2004 was 88,028 people.<ref name="mrrd">[https://web.archive.org/web/20101007182303/http://www.mrrd.gov.af/nabdp/Provincial%20Profiles/Paktika%20PDP%20Provincial%20profile.pdf Paktika provincial profile], June 2004, profile compiled by the National Area-Based Development Programme (NABDP) of the Ministry of Rural Rehabilitation and Development (MRRD)</ref><ref name="All-Paktika">{{Cite web |url=https://afghanag.ucdavis.edu/country-info/province/files/All-Paktika.pdf |title=Archived copy |access-date=2021-01-10 |archive-date=2021-01-12 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210112033050/https://afghanag.ucdavis.edu/country-info/province/files/All-Paktika.pdf |url-status=dead }}</ref> Majority of them are ethnic [[Pashtuns]], mainly from the [[Wazir (Pashtun tribe)|Wazir]] and [[Kharoti]] tribes. |
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| ⚫ | The population of the district in 2004 was 88,028.<ref name="mrrd">[https://web.archive.org/web/20101007182303/http://www.mrrd.gov.af/nabdp/Provincial%20Profiles/Paktika%20PDP%20Provincial%20profile.pdf Paktika provincial profile], June 2004, profile compiled by the National Area-Based Development Programme (NABDP) of the Ministry of Rural Rehabilitation and Development (MRRD)</ref><ref>https://afghanag.ucdavis.edu/country-info/province/files/All-Paktika.pdf</ref> |
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Barmal District (Pashto: برمل ولسوالۍ, Dari: ولسوالی برمل) is a district of Paktika Province, Afghanistan. It shares a border with Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and Balochistan, Pakistan. The Angur Ada is the official border checkpoint and border crossing between the people of Paktika and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. The government office of Barmal District is located in Newai Ada.
History
[edit]Barmal was one of the districts most affected by the 2022 Afghanistan earthquake, which killed at least 500 persons and injured a thousand others in the district.[1] Many houses constructed primarily of mud and wood were razed to the ground.[2] Heavy rain and the earthquake contributed to landslides that destroyed entire hamlets.[3]
Construction of new earthquake-resistant houses
[edit]In August 2022, new "earthquake-resistant houses" began to be constructed in the district for victims of the earthquake.[4] The project involves the establishment of 2,000 homes in both Gayan and Barmal districts of Paktika Province, including 300 houses in Spera District of neighboring Khost Province.[4]
Geography
[edit]Major towns of Barmal District are:
Demographics
[edit]The population of the district in 2004 was 88,028 people.[7][8] Majority of them are ethnic Pashtuns, mainly from the Wazir and Kharoti tribes.
References
[edit]- ^ "Afghanistan: Earthquake - Jun 2022". reliefweb.int.
- ^ Padshah, Safiullah; Ives, Mike (22 June 2022). "Afghanistan Live Updates: At Least 1,000 Killed in Earthquake, Official Media Says: The quake struck 28 miles southwest of the provincial capital of Khost". The New York Times. Archived from the original on 22 June 2022. Retrieved 22 June 2022.
- ^ "Thousands of Afghanistan earthquake survivors remain without food and shelter despite aid coming in". The New Arab. 25 June 2022. Archived from the original on 25 June 2022. Retrieved 25 June 2022.
- ^ a b "2,300 'Earthquake-Resilient' Houses to Be Built in Quake-Hit Regions of Afghanistan: UNHCR". The Khaama Press. 23 August 2022. Retrieved 23 August 2022.
- ^ "Barmal (District, Afghanistan) - Population Statistics, Charts, Map and Location".
- ^ "Paktika administrative units".
- ^ Paktika provincial profile, June 2004, profile compiled by the National Area-Based Development Programme (NABDP) of the Ministry of Rural Rehabilitation and Development (MRRD)
- ^ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 12 January 2021. Retrieved 10 January 2021.
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- The 1919 War of Independence (or third Anglo-Afghan War): a conflict the Afghans started (and ended)
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