Angoor Adda
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| Coordinates: 32°30′56″N69°16′57″E / 32.51556°N 69.28250°E / 32.51556; 69.28250 | |
| Country |  Pakistan |
| Administrative unit |  Khyber Pakhtunkhwa |
| District | South Waziristan |
| Elevation | 2,254 m (7,395 ft) |
| Time zone | UTC+05:00 (PST) |
Angoor Adda (Pashto: انګوراډه; Urdu: اَن٘گُور اَڈَّہ, lit.'Grape Base') is a town in the South Waziristan of Pakistan's Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, straddling the border between Afghanistan's Paktika Province in the Barmal District. It is one of the few easy passages across this mountainous border, and one of two between Paktika and Waziristan, the other passage being the Gomal River.
History
The actual official Durand Line, first demarcated in 1895, slices through the east side of the main bazaar area, placing most of the built up area legally in Afghanistan. However, the military forces and gates enforcing border control are several hundred meters west of the boundary and thus west of the main bazaar area, placing nearly all of the village's built-up area under Pakistani administration. In 2003 it was reported that eight people had been gunned down in Angoor Adda, suspected of being US informants.[1][2]
2008 Angoor Adda raid
On September 3, 2008, a raid was conducted by a US military force on Angoor Adda in which 20 civilians, including at least 3 women and 4 children, were killed.[3] This is not the first time Afghan based US troops cross the Afghan-Pakistani border in pursuit of enemy fighters, but was the first to be widely reported.[2]
Demographics
The population in the area is Pashtun, predominantly from the Wazir and Kharoti tribes.[1][2]
Transport
Border Terminal
หลังจากปิดทำการไประยะหนึ่ง สถานีชายแดนอังกูร์อัดดาในวาซิริสถานใต้ก็ได้รับการเปิดทำการอีกครั้งเพื่อกลับมาทำการค้าอย่างเป็นทางการกับอัฟกานิสถาน โครงการปรับปรุงให้ทันสมัยได้รับมอบหมายให้แก่บริษัทโลจิสติกส์แห่งชาติ (NLC) ซึ่งเป็นองค์กรโลจิสติกส์และวิศวกรรมของรัฐ[ 4 ]