Nika (district)
| Nika District | |
|---|---|
 Districts of Paktika Province; Nika in light green |
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| Basic data | |
| Country | Afghanistan |
| province | Paktika |
| Seat | Nika |
| Residents | 12,000 (2010) |
| ISO 3166-2 | AF-PKA |
Coordinates: 33 ° 12 ′ N , 69 ° 19 ′ E
Nika ( Pashtun نيکه ولسوالۍ, Persian ولسوالی نیکه) is a district in the north of the Afghan province of Paktika .
geography
The main town of the district is Nika . Other localities in the district are Oshakay , Mangal , Alaqadari Naka , Bazak , Torikhe and Marzek . The Sar Hawza district lies to the west , Urgun to the south and Ziruk to the east . In the north, Nika borders the Zumat district of the Paktia province .
Residents
According to the Afghanistan Statistic Yearbook 2010–2011 , the district has 12,000 inhabitants, 6,300 men and 5,800 women.
history
The region is the scene of the war between the Afghan government and the insurgent Taliban .
On September 18, 2014, the Afghan National Army (ANA), supported from the air by international allies, carried out a night operation in Nika. According to the Afghanistan Analysts Network , five civilians were killed and two injured.
In early June 2015, a Taliban ammunition dump was destroyed in a NATO air strike in Nika.
Individual evidence
- ↑ Map of the province of Paaktika ( memento of the original from July 7, 2015 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link has been inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. , accessed July 7, 2015.
- ^ Ministry of Rural Rehabilitation and Development - National Area Based Development Program: Paktika Provincial Profile , accessed July 7, 2015.
- ↑ Afghanistan Analysts Network: The Human Cost of the Afghan War: UN reports sharp rise in the killed and injured , February 18, 2015 , accessed July 7, 2015.
- ↑ Xinhua.net: 46 militants, 8 soldiers killed in Afghanistan within day , June 10, 2015 , accessed on July 7, 2015.
