Alizai (village)

Alizai (village)

Alizai is a village in the Federally Administered Tribal Areas of Pakistan, located near the Durand Line border with Afghanistan.

The United States has maintained detention facilities in Alizai, Pakistan. It is rumored that this site has been used to torture prisoners. [cite news |first = James |last = Risen |authorlink =
coauthors =Shanker, Thom |title = Hussein Enters Post 9/11 Web of U.S. Prisons |url = |publisher = The New York Times |page = A1 |date = 2003-12-18 |accessdate =
] [cite news | first= Abid| last= Aslam|title= Rice Hails U.S. Democracy, Human Rights Efforts; Watchdogs Less Complimentary|url= http://us.oneworld.net/article/view/108585/1/| publisher= OneWorld United States| date= 2005-03-30| accessdate= 2006-10-20]

Alizai

There are three places named Alizai in the Kurram Agency, but this article refers to Alizai in the Lower Kurram Agency. It is a Tehsil. It is occupied by the Turi Tribe. There are Shia and Sunni Muslims in Alizai. It is considered a peaceful place in the Kurram Agency although some civil unrest took place recently.

References

External links

* [http://www.fallingrain.com/world/PK/1/Alizai.html Maps, Weather and Airports for Alizai, Pakistan]


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