Bahramcha

Location in Helmand Province, Afghanistan

Town in Helmand Province, Afghanistan

Bahramcha

بھرامچه

Town

Bahramcha

Location in Afghanistan

Coordinates: 29°25′N 64°3′E﻿ / ﻿29.417°N 64.050°E﻿ / 29.417; 64.050[1]
Country|  Afghanistan
Province| Helmand Province
District| Dishu District
Elevation

| 1,546 m (5,072 ft)
Population

• Total

| (3,000−3,500)
Time zone| UTC+04:30 (Afghanistan Time)

Bahramcha (Pashto: بھرامچه; Balochi Dari: بھرام چاه) is the center of Dishu District in the southern part of Helmand Province, Afghanistan.[2] It is a remote border town located to the north of the Afghanistan-Pakistan border.[3] There is a small official border-crossing between the two countries to the south of the town.[4]

## Smuggling route

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During the War in Afghanistan (2001–2021), Bahramcha was sometimes used by the Taliban to export poppy to Pakistan for processing, becoming an important center of the Helmand opium trade. It is claimed that the 3rd Light Armored Reconnaissance killed over 100 Taliban fighters during a raid in 2011, which badly crippled that trade.[5]

## References

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1. ^ "BAHRAM CHAH Geography Population Map cities coordinates location". Tageo.com. Retrieved 2022-08-08.
2. ^ "Pakistan Builds Posts Inside Afghanistan Territory". TOLOnews. 22 February 2016. Retrieved 2025-04-12.
3. ^ "Pakistan Builds Posts Inside Afghanistan Territory". Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty. November 22, 2017. Retrieved 2025-04-12.
4. ^ "Airstrikes Destroy Insurgent Drug Labs in Afghanistan". ReliefWeb. 28 June 2024. Retrieved 2025-04-12.
5. ^ Malkasian, Carter (2013). War Comes to Garmser: Thirty Years of Conflict on the Afghan Frontier. Oxford University Press. p. 63\. ISBN 978-0-19-997375-0.

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Helmand Province

Capital: Lashkargah

Districts|

* Baghran
* Dishu
* Garmsir
* Grishk
* Kajaki
* Khanashin
* Lashkargah
* Majrah
* Musa Qala
* Nad Ali
* Nawa-I-Barakzayi
* Nawzad
* Sangin
* Washir

Populated places|

* Abi Jan
* Aybak
* Azan
* Babaji
* Baghran
* Bahramcha
* Balūchī
* Char-e-Anjir
* Dahaneh
* Darvishan
* De Adam Khan
* De Loy Wiyaleh Kelay
* Dishu
* Garmsir
* Ghulam Nabi Kelay
* Grishk
* Imam Rabat
* Kajaki
* Khanashin
* Landay
* Lejay
* Malgir
* Marjah
* Mirabad
* Musa Qala
* Nawa-I-Barakzayi
* Nawzad
* Onay
* Sangin
* Shin Kalay
* Wajah
* Washir

Landmarks|

* Lashkargah Mosque
* Lashkari Bazar
* Qala-e-Bost

Other|

* Governors
* Camp Shorabak
* Dasht-e Margo
* Dwyer Airport
* Kajaki Dam Incident
* Patrol Base Jaker
* Route 605
* Route 611
* Route Trident
* Helmand University

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