Spin Boldak is a
district
A district is a type of administrative division that, in some countries, is managed by the local government. Across the world, areas known as "districts" vary greatly in size, spanning regions or counties, several municipalities, subdivisions o ...
in the eastern part of
Kandahar Province
Kandahār ( ps, ; Kandahār, prs, ; ''Qandahār'') is one of the thirty-four provinces of Afghanistan, located in the southern part of the country, sharing a border with Pakistan, to the south. It is surrounded by Helmand in the west, Uruzgan ...
,
Afghanistan
Afghanistan, officially the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan,; prs, امارت اسلامی افغانستان is a landlocked country located at the crossroads of Central Asia and South Asia. Referred to as the Heart of Asia, it is bordere ...
. It borders
Daman District to the west,
Arghistan District
The Arghistan District ( ps, ارغستان ولسوالۍ, fa, ولسوالی ارغستان) is a district in the northeastern part of Kandahar Province, Afghanistan. It borders Spin Boldak District to the south and west, Daman District to the ...
to the north,
Qila Abdullah District
Kila Abdullah District or Qilla Abdullah (Urdu and Balochi: , ps, قلعه عبدالله ولسوالی) is a district in the north west of Balochistan province of Pakistan.
Kila Abdullah was separated from Pishin District and made a new dist ...
of
Pakistan
Pakistan ( ur, ), officially the Islamic Republic of Pakistan ( ur, , label=none), is a country in South Asia. It is the world's List of countries and dependencies by population, fifth-most populous country, with a population of almost 24 ...
to the east and
Shorabak District Shorabak District (also Shorawak
) is a remote district situated in the southeastern part of Kandahar Province, Afghanistan, 110 km south and east of Kandahar. It borders Reg District to the west, Spin Boldak District to the north and Pakistan ...
to the south. The population was estimated at 100,400 in 2006. The district center is the town of
Spin Boldak
Spin Boldak ( ps, سپین بولدک) is a border town and the headquarters of Spin Boldak District in the southern Kandahar province of Afghanistan, next to the border with Pakistan. It is linked by a highway with the city of Kandahar to the n ...
, located in the western part of the district on the road to Pakistan.
On 21 November 2009, five
Afghan Border Force members were killed by a roadside bomb. On the same day, according to a
Taliban
The Taliban (; ps, طالبان, ṭālibān, lit=students or 'seekers'), which also refers to itself by its state (polity), state name, the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan, is a Deobandi Islamic fundamentalism, Islamic fundamentalist, m ...
spokesman, a district police commander was also killed.
["Another Afghan attack kills policemen" Britain News Net. 22 November 2009. Accessed at: http://www.britainnews.net/story/568455] At least 100 people were killed in a
mass shooting in 2021 by the Taliban.
References
External links
Afghan Border Police station open for 24-hour operations in Spin Boldak by Staff Sgt. Brendan Mackie, Combined Task Force Arrowhead (July 17, 2012)
AIMS District Map
Districts of Kandahar Province
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