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15-695: While the bulk of the population is Safi Pashtun , who are mostly settled along the Pech River , the district also includes the Pashai -speaking Korengalis in the southern portion of the Korengal Valley . There are several large capillary valleys, such as the Korengal and Shuryak. There are 13 big villages, most of them in the valleys of the mountainous district. There has been a timber market. People are generally poor. Farming and animal husbandry are

30-483: A skilled birth attendant increased from 1% in 2005 to 5% in 2011. The overall literacy rate (6+ years of age) increased from 1% in 2005 to 19% in 2011. The overall net enrollment rate (6–13 years of age) fell from 31.3% in 2005 to 5% in 2011. As of 2021, the total population of the province is about 391,150, which is mostly a rural tribal society. According to the Naval Postgraduate School ,

45-696: Is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Safi (Pashtun tribe) Sāpī ( Pashto : ساپی Sāpai ; plur. ساپي Sāpī ) is a Pashtun tribe. And later on many former Pashayi speakers adopted the ethnonym Safi. The exact population number of this clan is not known; however, it is estimated to be around 2.5 million both in Afghanistan and in the Federally Administered Tribal Areas of Pakistan . Sapis have played an important role in Afghan society, especially in

60-520: Is listed as dry shrub-land and pistachio . The high mountains of the northern portion of the province are in the Ghor - Hazarajat alpine meadow ecoregion, which is characterized by meadows, willows, and sea buckthorn . In 2006, the province's first airstrip was opened near Qalat , to be operated by the Afghan National Army , but also for use by commercial aviation. Twice weekly service

75-529: Is located near Nangalam to the west. In 1999 the area was affected by extensive fires which burned through thousands of acres of forest in the Dara Pech Valley, displacing some 300 people. The Taliban in power at the time appealed to the UN for assistance. On 13 November 2003, an explosive device was detonated in a bus in the area, killing four people, two of them children. The Korengal Valley has been

90-807: The Durand line led byled by Haji Khudai-Dad Khan Sapi, Haji Qalam Khan Sapi, Haji Esmatullah Khan Sapi, Haji Mohammad Juma Khan Sapi, Dr Abdul Wali Sapi, Mohammad Wali Sapi and Abdullah Sapi in Quetta District , with two sub clans: the Meerzai; and the Kamalzai . Sapi also live in Zobh District In Baluchistan ; they are together under Sapi Ithad and their office is located at Mizan Chock in Mizan Plaza quetta. In Sibi, Sapi have

105-776: The Parni (also referred to as Panri). These Parnis are according to Caroe Scythian nomads who were allied to the Saka. As the Saka were the tribe which ca. 97 B.C. overran Bactria and Gandhara it is possible that the Parnis moved south with them. Currently, the Sapi tribe is well known for its resistance to the Taliban regime, and many fierce clashes have broken out between the two. Some Sapi tribesmen also live in Zabul Province close to

120-743: The Afghan Government; they were known to be opposed to the Afghan monarchy . The Sapis have also had an important role in Pakistan. Currently, Safis serve in key posts in different public sector institutions. On 10 September 2007, Sapi elders in the Mohmand Agency played a key part in reaching an agreement with TTP fighters to stop attacks on the Pakistani military and security forces, and on institutions such as schools and hospitals in

135-686: The Mohmand Agency. The Safis, because of their association with the Mohmand, are also called Sapi Mohmands but in fact are not Mohmand in origin. According to a work published by Jeffrey H.P Evans-von Krbek at the Department of Anthropology at the University of Durham in 1977, the ancestry of the Sapi reaches back to the nomadic Parni. It suggested by Raverty is that the Safi, are a clan of

150-479: The main sources of income. Health care and education need improvement. Nangalam , at the junction of the Pech and Waygal rivers, is the largest town in the district. Formerly inhabited by speakers of a Pech Valley Dardic (Indic) language called Nangalami , the village was destroyed by Afghan troops in 1978. When it was rebuilt, the inhabitants were predominantly Safi Pashtuns. The major coalition base of Camp Blessing

165-712: The majority of water, 8 Pao of water in Nari River. Zabul Province Zabul ( Pashto / Dari : زابل ) is one of the 34 provinces of Afghanistan , located in the south of the country. It has a population of 249,000. Zabul became an independent province from neighbouring Kandahar in 1963. Historically, it was part of the Zabulistan region. Qalat serves as the capital of the province. The major ethnic group are Pashtuns . Primary occupations within Zabul are agriculture and animal husbandry. Zabul borders Oruzgan in

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180-420: The north, Kandahar in the west and in the south, Ghazni and Paktika in the east. It borders Pakistan in the east. The province covers an area of 17293 km2. Two-fifths of the province is mountainous or semi mountainous terrain (41%) while more than one quarter of the area is made up of flat land (28%). The primary ecoregion of the province is the central Afghan mountains xeric woodlands. Common vegetation

195-528: The population is primarily Pashtun , sprinkled throughout around 2,500 remote villages. Major tribal groups include the Tokhi, Hotak, Nasar, Kharoti, Taraki, Ghilji and the Noorzai and Panjpai Durrani . Pashto is the dominant language in the area. The people of Zabul are overwhelmingly Sunni Muslim . Primary occupations within Zabul are agriculture and animal husbandry. 60.8% of the population lived below

210-660: The scene of sustained fighting between U.S. forces and insurgents. The New York Times Magazine ran a story by contributing writer Elizabeth Rubin entitled "Battle Company Is Out There" on February 24, 2008. The book Siren's Song: The Allure of War by Antonio Salinas was published in 2012. The book depicts the experiences of an American platoon at COP Honaker Miracle in the Dara-I-Pech District. 34°57′16″N 70°49′1″E  /  34.95444°N 70.81694°E  / 34.95444; 70.81694 This Kunar Province , Afghanistan location article

225-673: Was scheduled by PRT Air between Qalat and Kabul . The airstrip is not paved. The ANA Chief in Zabul is Major General Jamaluddin Sayed Zabul Province is bisected by Highway 1 and travelers going between Kandahar and Kabul via road typically pass through the province. On 4 September 2016, at least 38 people were killed and 28 were injured during the September 2016 Afghanistan road crash . The percentage of households with clean drinking water increased from 0% in 2005 to 32% in 2011. The percentage of births attended to by

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