History and Biodata |
District Chief:
Bakhtyar Gul Ashrafzai? (20110716)
Hamidullah Hamid (20130704, 20160804, 20180806))
District Police Chief:
Zabit Rasool (2003)
Col. Bakhtiar Ashrafzai (20120914)
Background:
Azra District shifted from Paktia Province to Logar Province in 2005. The District is inhabited 100% by Pashtuns. The tribal composition of the area is represented through 11 major tribes in Azra (Akbar Khel, Babar, Saifudin Khel, Maroof Khel, Zaman Khel, Qasim Khel, Sultan Khel, Imran Khel, Kochyan, Abdul Rahman Khel and Albi Khel).
For over four months, the roads of Azra district have been closed by the Taliban and the government has not taken any step to address the issue.(20130704)
The Taliban have seized all roads leading to the Azra district in central Logar province over the past three days in order to capture the district headquarters, an official said on Monday, Aug 6, 2018. |