| Khost (خوست) | |
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| Country |  Afghanistan |
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| Capital | Khost |
| - coordinates | 33°24′N 69°54′E / 33.4°N 69.9°E |
| Area | 4,152 km2 (1,603 sq mi) |
| Population | 638,849 [1] |
| Timezone | UTC+4:30 |
| Main language | Pashto |
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Khost (Pashto: خوست) 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 during the Soviet invasion of Afghanistan.
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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 perpatrated by the Taliban. [2]
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. [3]
On 30 December, 2009, a suicide attacker detonated explosives at Forward Operating Base Chapman in Khost province near the Afghan border with Pakistan, killing eight American civilians and wounding others.
Politics
The current Governor of the Province is Hamidullah Qalandarzai.
Demographics
The population of 638,849 is primarily Pashtun, and the main tribes are:
- Khostwal (clans: Lakkan, Tawizai, Sabari, Shamil, Matun, Mali, Mandozai, Tani and Ishmaelkhel)
- Zadran
- Dzadzi
- Wazir
- Gurboz
- Kharsin (Mazdak)
There are Ghilzai Pashtuns in smaller number as well.
Districts
| District | Capital | Population[1] | Area[4] | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bak | 27,675 | |||
| Gurbuz | 30,751 | |||
| 23,197 | ||||
| Khost (Matun) | 160,214 | |||
| Mandoazi | 61,682 | |||
| Musa Khel | 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 | |||
| Tere Zayi |
References
- ^ a b http://www.mrrd.gov.af/nabdp/Provincial%20Profiles/Khost%20PDP%20Provincial%20profile.pdf Khost Provincial Profile
- ^ "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
- ^ Afghanistan Geographic & Thematic Layers
- Blowback: The Costs and Consequences of American Empire, by Chalmers Johnson, ISBN 0-8050-6239-4
- "Ghost Wars"
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