Bala Buluk بالا بلوک | |
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  Bala Buluk Location within Afghanistan | |
| Coordinates:32°41′56″N62°43′48″E / 32.69889°N 62.73000°E /32.69889; 62.73000 | |
| Country |  Afghanistan |
| Province | Farah |
| Occupation |  Taliban |
| Population (2004) | |
• Total | 100,429 |
Bala Buluk is adistrict inFarah province,Afghanistan. Its population, which is approximately 95%Pashtun and 5%Tajik, was estimated at 100,429 in December 2004.[1]
In May 2009, an American airstrike in the village of Granai in Bala Buluk District occurred that killed many civilians. American authorities investigated the incident. According toThe New York Times, the villagers say that 147 were killed, an independent Afghan human rights group says 117 were killed, but the American authorities are skeptical that even 100 were killed. As with all American airstrikes in Afghanistan at the time, it was intended against theTaliban. However, in this instance villagers say that the Taliban had left by the time the airstrike occurred.[2]
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