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Reg District, Kandahar

Reg District (Pashto: ریګ ولسوالی) is located in the southern part of Kandahar Province in Afghanistan. It borders Helmand Province to the west, Panjwai and Daman districts to the north, Shorabak District to the east and Chagai District in Balochistan, Pakistan, to the south.

Reg District
ریګ ولسوالی
Aerial photography of Reg District in Kandahar Province of Afghanistan
Reg District is located in Afghanistan
Reg District
Reg District
Location in Afghanistan
Coordinates: 30°13′39″N 65°12′42″E / 30.22750°N 65.21167°E / 30.22750; 65.21167
Country Afghanistan
ProvinceKandahar
CapitalReg Alaqadari
Government
 • TypeIslamic Emirate
Population
 (2006)
 • Total
7,900
Time zoneUTC+4:30 (Afghanistan Standard Time)

The population of Reg District was 7,900 in 2006, mostly Baloch and Pashtun tribes. The district center is the village Reg Alaqadari, which is located in the most southeastern part of the district - a few miles north from the Durand Line (Afghanistan-Pakistan border).

Security in and around the district is maintained by the Afghan National Security Forces, mainly the Afghan Border Police. The whole district is a desert and there are only a few larger settlements. There is a small official Afghanistan-Pakistan border checkpoint and border crossing in the district.[1]

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References

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  1. ^ "Border checkpoint". Google Earth.
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