Yakubi

Yaqubi[1] is the center of Sabari District in Khost Province, Afghanistan. It is located on 33.4608°N 69.99°E / 33.4608; 69.99 at 1,113 m altitude in the southeastern part of the district.

Yaqubi
Yaqubi
Location in Afghanistan
Coordinates: 33°27′39″N 69°59′24″E
Country Afghanistan
ProvinceKhost Province
DistrictSabari & Yaqubi District
Elevation
3,652 ft (1,113 m)
Time zoneUTC+4:30

Yaqubi was the birthplace and home of Dilawar, an Afghan farmer and taxi driver who was tortured to death in 2002 by US Army soldiers at the Bagram Collection Point, a US military detention center in Afghanistan.[2][3][4][5][6][7]

See also

References
  1. "Yaqubi". GEOnet Names Server. Retrieved 13 November 2019.
  2. "Full Autopsy Report" (PDF). American Civil Liberties Union. Retrieved 2013-04-27.
  3. Douglas Jehl; David Rohde (May 24, 2004). "THE STRUGGLE FOR IRAQ: ABUSE; Afghan Deaths Linked to Unit At Iraq Prison". The New York Times. Retrieved 2011-04-21.
  4. "'They said this is America . . . if a soldier orders you to take off your clothes, you must obey'". The Guardian. June 23, 2004. Retrieved 2011-04-21.
  5. Richard Philips, ed. (24 March 2008). "Taxi to the Dark Side: Murder of young Afghan driver exposes US torture policies". World Socialist Web Site. Retrieved 2011-04-21.
  6. "Killing Wussification". Correspondents. May 21, 2009. Retrieved 2011-04-21.
  7. "Afghan abuse sentence 'lenient'". BBC News. August 25, 2005. Retrieved 2010-05-01.
  • Yakubi can be found at GEOnet Names Server, at this link, by opening the Advanced Search box, entering "-3396315" in the "Unique Feature Id" form, and clicking on "Search Database".


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