Shahgai is a region in Pakistan's Federally Administered Tribal Areas. It was merged into Khyber Pakhtunkhwa in 2018.[2]
Shahgai | |
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  Shahgai  Shahgai | |
| Coordinates: 34°01′02″N 71°16′48″E / 34.01722°N 71.28000°E | |
| Country |  Pakistan |
| Region |  Federally Administered Tribal Areas |
| District | Khyber Agency |
| Tehsil | Jamrud |
| Population | |
| • Total | 2,744 |
A fortress was built by British forces in 1927 to oversee the Khyber Pass and house the Khyber Rifles. It still stands today and is used by the Pakistan Army.[3]
Between 2002 and 2003, Canadian Ahmed Khadr was asked to organise militants operating near the border of Shahgai, and he subsequently asked his son Abdullah and Hamza al-Jowfi to help him procure weapons.[4][5] He clashed with Abdul Hadi al-Iraqi, arguing that guerrilla tactics would prove more useful than frontline battle.[4]
Pakistani forces shelled the village in September 2008.[6]
References
edit- ^ "Population and Household Detail from Block to District Level: FATA (Khyber Agency)" (PDF). www.pbscensus.gov.pk. 2018-01-03. Retrieved 2018-04-01.
- ^ "Extending Constitutional Rights to Pakistan's Tribal Areas". United States Institute of Peace. Retrieved 2024-10-02.
- ^ "Shagai fort,Pakistan".
- ^ a b Shephard, Michelle. Guantanamo's Child: The Untold Story of Omar Khadr. New York:John Wiley & Sons, 2008. ISBN 0-470-84117-6.
- ^ Hughes, Gregory T. USA vs. Khadr affidavit Archived 2009-03-05 at the Wayback Machine, November 23, 2005
- ^ "Forces regain control of Khar". The Nation (Pakistan). 10 September 2008. Retrieved 2019-11-28.
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