Said Karam District
District in Afghanistan
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Said Karam (Pashto: سيدکرم ولسوالۍ, Persian: ولسوالی سیدکرم) is a district in Paktia Province, Afghanistan.[1] The main town in the district is Khandkhel. The district is within the heartland of the Muqbil tribe of Pashtuns.[2] Villages in the Said Karam district are Khandkhel (خڼخیل), Khunderkhel (کندر خیل), Goud Qala Mangal (ګډقلعه منګل), Chino Klalai (چینو کلا), Shaiyesta Kalay (شایسته کلا) and Shaikhan Kalay (توتاخېل).[citation needed]
Demographics & population
No exact population numbers are available.[original research?] The Afghan Ministry of Rural Rehabilitation & Development (MRRD) along with UNHCR and Central Statistics Office (CSO) of Afghanistan estimated the population of the district to be around 42,967 (CSO 2004).[1]
Notable people
- Mohammad Najibullah, President of Afghanistan from 1987 to 1992
- Mohammad Ashraf Naseri
- wahabudin sadaat
