Shahid-e-Hassas شهید حساس | |
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Location within Afghanistan [1] | |
Coordinates: 32°55′12″N65°28′48″E / 32.92000°N 65.48000°E Coordinates: 32°55′12″N65°28′48″E / 32.92000°N 65.48000°E | |
Country | Afghanistan |
Province | Uruzgan |
Shahidi Hassas District (also called Caher Cineh - pronounced char chineh) is a district of Uruzgan Province, Afghanistan. [1]
Since 2006 government presence has gradually been reduced to a radius of five km around the district centre. In the Tagab area there has been no government presence at all since 2006. [2]
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