Bahramcha
Bahramcha
بھرامچه | |
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| Country |  Afghanistan |
| Province | Helmand Province |
| District | Dishu District |
| Elevation | 1,546 m (5,072 ft) |
| Population | |
• Total | (3,000−3,500) |
| Time zone | UTC+04:30 (Afghanistan Time) |
Bahramcha (Pashto: بھرامچه; Balochi Dari: بھرام چاه) is the center of Dishu District in the southern part of Helmand Province, Afghanistan.[2] It is a remote border town located to the north of the Afghanistan-Pakistan border.[3] There is a small official border-crossing between the two countries to the south of the town.[4]
Smuggling route
[edit | edit source]During the War in Afghanistan (2001–2021), Bahramcha was sometimes used by the Taliban to export poppy to Pakistan for processing, becoming an important center of the Helmand opium trade. It is claimed that the 3rd Light Armored Reconnaissance killed over 100 Taliban fighters during a raid in 2011, which badly crippled that trade.[5]
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