Watapur District

Degan, Safi, Rangakhel, Sharbekhel, Nanekhel, Doshakhel, Kohestani, Saidan are the few tribes living in this beautiful place.

The villages are located in the valleys or in the high mountains, with difficult or no road access to the center - Asadabad, and it takes one day to reach some of them.

There was a medical clinic north of Qatar Kala, built by ISAF, until it was destroyed by local militants.

The village of Watapur was formerly inhabited by speakers of the Wotapuri Pech River Dardic (Indic) Language.

The majority of the educated population of this district lives now in United States of America, Australia, Germany, Russia, and The Netherlands.

A river in the Watapur district of Kunar Province , Afghanistan
Afghan men walk through a field in Mulkanah Village of Watapur district, Kunar province.