Khas Urozgan ( prs, ارزگان خاص, also spelled Khas Urozgan) is a district of

Urozgan Province Uruzgan (Dari), also spelled as Urozgan or Oruzgan, is one of the thirty-four provinces of Afghanistan. Uruzgan is located in the center of the country. The population is 436,079, and the province is mostly a tribal society. Tarinkot serves as th ...

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 ...

Government

A District Governor, Chief of Police, four-person district council, four-person ulema

shura Shura ( ar, شُورَىٰ, translit=shūrā, lit=consultation) can for example take the form of a council or a referendum. The Quran encourages Muslims to decide their affairs in consultation with each other. Shura is mentioned as a praisewort ...

and a two-judge court exist. The district council had eight members until the spring of 2008, when Taliban threats forced half to quit. In November 2010 more than 300 tribal elders and religious leaders from across the district elected a first-ever district community council.

References

External links

Map of Settlements
United Nations, AIMS, May 2002 Districts of Urozgan Province {{Oruzgan-geo-stub