CONDITIONS IN NORTHERN AFGHANISTAN

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP82-00457R011100010003-8
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: S
• Document Page Count: 2
• Document Creation Date: December 14, 2016
• Document Release Date: April 9, 2002
• Sequence Number: 3
• Publication Date: March 20, 1952
• Content Type: REPORT

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CLASSIFICATION SEC SECURITY INFO ~~TWICIALS ONLY
INFORMATION REPORT REPORT NO.
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COUNTRY Afghanistan
SUBJECT editions. in Northo?rn Afghanistan
DATE DISTR. 20 March 1952
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1. Pul -i -Khumr i . (68?44'E - 35056'N) The Hakim (or Mayor) of this village
stated that he has been transplanting people from the Jallalabadarea
and southeastern Afghanistan to homestead on lands near Pul-i-Xhumri. Each
family is given the equivalent of approximately one acre of'land. Accord-
ing to the Hakim, the transfer of militant Afghani into this area has been
encouraged by the totevn and village officials, who are mostly. of the Afghani
ethnic group, because they consider the Uzbegs,.Tadjiks, etc as bad secur-
ity risks in case of invasion from without.. The towns of Hazrat Imam (68?53'E
370142N) and Imam Sahib' (680514'E 37?11'N).have experienced the largest
population transfers.
2. Ba' lan. (68?16'E - 36?13'N) The local people, who are mostly Uzbegs, do
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not listen to Radio Kabul, which does not broadcast in the Uzbeg
instead,, the owners of radios listen to Radio Tashkent for news and-enter-
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Faizabad. (70034'E - 37?06'N) A tour of the bazaars revealed I considerable
quantity of Indian cotton goods and a moderate amount of Japanese China. Most
of the merchandise was of local origin. Matches were the only Soviet items
available in quantity.
The Hakim of Faizabad, on the grounds that it is "too cold and too dangerous",
refused permission to visit Shiwa Lake (71?15'E - 37?23'N). There are few
villages in this northern tip of Badakhshan and the only people who traverse
this area are nomadic tribes, known as Koochees.
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only a limited amount of electric power is available in F.aizabad. It
permits the one radio In town to pipe its programs to 3 loudspeakers erected
in the bazaar area. According to the Hakim, the only station listened to is
Radio Kabul
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large nuiber of soldiers are stationed in Faizabad and were seen drilling
near the bazaar.
A telephone line runs from Faizabad to the Sinkiang frontier.
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Kunduz.. (6$05O1E - 36?1+5+N) From Kunduz there are two roads leading north
to T Sahib} but only one of them is in use. Ten. kilometers north of
Kuuduz lies the Ehanabad River. This river can be forded in certain places
during the dry season, butt a ferry is kept in operation at all times.
Foreigners are discouraged by the Afghan Government from traveling beyond 25X1
the E anabad: River to the northern frontier.
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Comment. Probably refers to the town of Ifhwaja Imam Saiyad.
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