Alizai
Encyclopedia
Alizai is a village in the Federally Administered Tribal Areas
of Pakistan
, located near the Durand Line
border with Afghanistan
. There are three places named Alizai in the Kurram Agency, but this article refers to Alizai in the Lower Kurram Agency.
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. The United States
has maintained detention facilities in Alizai, Pakistan. It is rumoured that this site has been used to torture
prisoners.
Federally Administered Tribal Areas
The Federally Administered Tribal Areas are a semi-autonomous tribal region in the northwest of Pakistan, lying between the province of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Balochistan, and the neighboring country of Afghanistan. The FATA comprise seven Agencies and six FRs...
of Pakistan
Pakistan
Pakistan , officially the Islamic Republic of Pakistan is a sovereign state in South Asia. It has a coastline along the Arabian Sea and the Gulf of Oman in the south and is bordered by Afghanistan and Iran in the west, India in the east and China in the far northeast. In the north, Tajikistan...
, located near the Durand Line
Durand Line
The Durand Line refers to the porous international border between Pakistan and Afghanistan, which has divided the ethnic Pashtuns . This poorly marked line is approximately long...
border with Afghanistan
Afghanistan
Afghanistan , officially the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan, is a landlocked country located in the centre of Asia, forming South Asia, Central Asia and the Middle East. With a population of about 29 million, it has an area of , making it the 42nd most populous and 41st largest nation in the world...
. There are three places named Alizai in the Kurram Agency, but this article refers to Alizai in the Lower Kurram Agency.
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. The United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
has maintained detention facilities in Alizai, Pakistan. It is rumoured that this site has been used to torture
Torture
Torture is the act of inflicting severe pain as a means of punishment, revenge, forcing information or a confession, or simply as an act of cruelty. Throughout history, torture has often been used as a method of political re-education, interrogation, punishment, and coercion...
prisoners.