Aqcha District

Aqcha (Persian: آقچه) is a district situated in the central part of Jowzjan province in northern Afghanistan.

The main road from Sheberghan to Mazar-i-Sharif passes a few kilometers south of the city of Aqcha.

The Taliban's shadow governor of Aqcha District was arrested with two others on the night of Sunday, 27 October 2013 as part of an operation carried out jointly between Afghan and coalition troops.

The man went by the name of Jawid or Qari Shafiqullah.

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