Khost Province
Khost (Template:Lang-ps) is one of the thirty-four provinces of Afghanistan. It is in the east of the country. Khost province used to be part of Paktia province in the past. Its capital is Khost City, which was the first Afghan city to be liberated from communist rule following the Soviet invasion of Afghanistan.
Security
On 20 November 2009 a bomb killed 3 civilians and wounded 3 others as a car hit a roadside bomb in Khost City. According to the chief of criminal investigation the act was perpetrated by the Taliban.[1]
On 24 November 2009, according to the Afghan Ministry of Interior, 6 people, including 5 children were killed when a remote control bomb attacked a water station in Khost which had been built by the Rural Rehabilitation Ministry to distribute water to the locals.[2]
Development
On September 2011 work on construction of an Airport in khost province began, costing $2.5 million, the funds for the project is being provided by the US and Afghan government. The airport will be located in a desert between Ismailkhel and Tanai district.
Politics
Governors
The current Governor of the Province is Abdul Jabbar Naeemi.[3]
Demographics
The population of 638,849 is primarily Pashtun.
Tribes
The main tribes are:
- Khostwal (clans: Lakkan, Tawizai, Sabari, Shamil, Matun, Mali, Mandozai, Khostwal and Ismail Khel)
- Tani
- Zadran
- Dzadzi
- Wazir
- Kharsin (Mazdak)
There are Ghilzai Pashtuns in smaller number as well.
Districts
| District | Capital | Population[4] | Area[5] | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bak | 27,675 | |||
| Gurbuz | 30,751 | |||
| Zazi Maidan | 23,197 | |||
| Khost Matun | 160,214 | |||
| Mandozayi | 61,682 | |||
| Musakhel | 41,998 | |||
| Nadir Shah Kot | 37,193 | |||
| Qalandar | 11,406 | |||
| Sabari | 89,779 | |||
| Shamal | 13,523 | Shifted from Paktia Province in 2005 | ||
| Spera | 26,685 | |||
| Tani | 67,096 | |||
| Tirazayi |
See also
References
- ^ "Roadside bomb kills 3 civilians, wound 3 in E Afghanistan " 20 November 2009. Xinhua News. Khost. Accessed at: http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2009-11/20/content_12505067.htm
- ^ "Afghanistan: Children killed in bomb attack in Khost City." 24 November 2009. Accessed at: http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5hvWEqwq3CrRvaQCmt21MfoYhjZJQD9C5SPI00
- ^ Naval Postgraduate school Khost Province Executive summary
- ^ Cite error: The named reference
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- Blowback: The Costs and Consequences of American Empire, by Chalmers Johnson, ISBN 0-8050-6239-4
- "Ghost Wars"
External links
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