Chapa Dara
| Chapa Dara district | |
|---|---|
 Kunar Province counties; Chapa Dara in salmon color |
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| Basic data | |
| Country | Afghanistan |
| province | Kunar |
| Residents | 39,652 (2002) |
| ISO 3166-2 | AF-KNR |
Coordinates: 34 ° 59 ' N , 70 ° 36' E
Chapa Dara is an Afghan district in western Kunar province .
It borders on the Nuristan province and is mainly inhabited by Pashtuns . In 2002 the district had 39,652 inhabitants.
history
Operation Rock Avalanche took place in Chapa Dara and various other locations from October 19-25, 2007 .
On July 25, 2011, a NATO attack helicopter crashed in the Chapa Dara region. The Taliban claim they shot him down.
Web links
- District Profile. (pdf; 91 kB) In: UNHCR Sub-Office JALALABAD. October 8, 2002, accessed July 25, 2011 .
Individual evidence
- ↑ NATO helicopter crashed in eastern Afghanistan. In: Neue Zürcher Zeitung . July 25, 2011. Retrieved July 25, 2011 .