History and Biodata |
Deh Chopan district Zabol Province chief:
Fazal Bari (20071026, 20091217)
Day Chopan District Zabul Police Chief:
Mohammed Wahid (20040820)
Background:
Former U.S. Combat Outpost Baylough, in Zabul's rugged Day Chopan District has been taken over by the Taliban, since U.S. troops gave it up. In 2019 Daychopan and Kakaran District were fully under Taliban control.(20191106)
As a sign of how weak the civilian government has become, on 1 August 2019 a security official, who asked to remain anonymous, said that a defence ministry delegation came in a helicopter from Kabul and made an aerial assessment of Shumulzayi, Mizana and Daychopan districts. He said the delegation’s aim was to find suitable new areas for the district centres, as the government cannot secure the current ones |