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'''Barmal District''' ({{lang-ps|برمل ولسوالۍ}}, {{lang-fa|ولسوالی برمل}}) is a district of [[Paktika Province]], [[Afghanistan]], bordering [[South Waziristan]] and [[North Waziristan]] to the east. [[Angur Ada]] is a port entry to Paktika Province and a major economic hub. The government office of Barmal County is located in Newai Ada.
[[File:Paktika districts.png|thumb|Map of [[Paktika Province]] with the district of Barmal in peach color in the upper right.]]
'''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.

==History==
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>

===Construction of new earthquake-resistant houses===

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"/>


==Geography==
==Geography==
{{Further|Geography of Afghanistan}}
Major towns of Barmal District are:
Major towns of Barmal District are:
# Newai Ada
# Newai Ada
# Mergha Ada
# Margha Ada
# Laman Ada
# Laman Ada
# Gajikhel Ada
# Gajikhel Ada
# Zargar Ada
# Zargar Ada
# Titoon Shaga<ref>https://www.citypopulation.de/en/afghanistan/admin/pakt%C4%ABk%C4%81/1214__barmal/</ref><ref>https://elections.pajhwok.com/en/content/paktika-administrative-units</ref><ref>http://www.fao.org/3/i0034e/i0034e00.pdf</ref>
# 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>

==People==
The people of Barmal are [[Pashtun people|Pashtun]] from [[Wazir (Pashtun tribe)|Wazir]] and [[Kharoti]] tribes.


== Demographics ==
== Demographics ==
{{Further|Demographics of Afghanistan}}
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 name="All-Paktika" />
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.


==References==
==References==
{{reflist}}
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*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/
*[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/ The 1919 War of Independence (or third Anglo-Afghan War): a conflict the Afghans started (and ended)]


{{Paktika Province}}
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Latest revision as of 23:08, 7 November 2024

Map of Paktika Province with the district of Barmal in peach color in the upper right.

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

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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

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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

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Major towns of Barmal District are:

  1. Newai Ada
  2. Margha Ada
  3. Laman Ada
  4. Gajikhel Ada
  5. Zargar Ada
  6. Titoon Shaga[5][6]

Demographics

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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

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  1. ^ "Afghanistan: Earthquake - Jun 2022". reliefweb.int.
  2. ^ 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.
  3. ^ "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.
  4. ^ 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.
  5. ^ "Barmal (District, Afghanistan) - Population Statistics, Charts, Map and Location".
  6. ^ "Paktika administrative units".
  7. ^ Paktika provincial profile, June 2004, profile compiled by the National Area-Based Development Programme (NABDP) of the Ministry of Rural Rehabilitation and Development (MRRD)
  8. ^ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 12 January 2021. Retrieved 10 January 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)