Bajaur Agency

Bajaur is a Pakistani tribal area Federally, bordering the Afghan province of Kunar. Bajaur is the northernmost tribal area and has an area of 1,290 km ². 1998 595 227 inhabitants living there. The largest town in Bajaur Khar is.

History

The discovery of the signet ring of a certain Theo Damas, an Indo- Greeks, who lived in the first century after Christ, shows that the area was inhabited by Bajaur already in ancient times.

In April 2008 it was reported that the Islamist group Lashkar -e -Islam have moved their headquarters to Bajaur.

1 September 2011 60 teens from the region were abducted during a trip on the occasion of Eid ul -Fitr. Under 20 year olds were equal sent back. After another ten children were released between the ages of twelve and 14 years. Currently ( September 5 ) to be even 30 children in the hands of kidnappers. According to the head of administration in the region, Islam Zaif Khan, it was with the kidnappers to Afghan Taliban who want to make this action a pro-government tribe under pressure. This dispute, however, that the children would remain in Afghanistan. A spokesman for the Tehrik -i - Taliban Pakistan (TTP ) said that the kidnapping was an act of revenge against the trunk of Mamoond who had set up a militia that fought against the TTP.