east of the country. Forming part of the larger Loya Paktia region, Paktia Province is divided into 15 districts and has a population of roughly 623,000...
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capital of the province. Historically, Khost used to be a part of Paktia and a larger region surrounding Khost is still referred to as Loya Paktia. Throughout...
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Lōya Paktiā (Pashto: لويه پکتيا; lit. Greater Paktia) is a historical and cultural region of Afghanistan, comprising the modern Afghan provinces of Khost...
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Provinces of Afghanistan (redirect from Afghanistan province)
Province – dissolved in 1964 to create Paktia Province. Turkestan Province – dissolved somewhere between 1929 and 1946. Qataghan-Badakhshan Province –...
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the east, consists almost entirely of mountains, while travel to the Paktia Province to the south is limited to the Tera Pass, a 2896 m high road that was...
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Shah-i-Kot Valley (category Landforms of Paktia Province)
Shahi-Kot, Shah-e-Kot and other variant spellings) is a valley in the Paktia province of Afghanistan, southeast of the town of Zormat. The terrain in and...
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2013, there were only five sites used by the United Kingdom in Helmand Province including Camp Bastion (the main British base, closed 26 October 2014)...
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the last three days triggered floods in Paktia Province, Paktika Province, Khost Province and Logar Province, killing as many as 24 people and washing...
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Gardez (category Populated places in Paktia Province)
meaning "mountain fortress" in Middle Persian) is the capital of the Paktia Province of Afghanistan. The population of the city was estimated to be ca....
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people. They are identified with "Pactyans" by Herodotus. Paktia Province Paktika Province Loya Paktia Prasad, R. U. S. (2020-10-06). The Rig-Vedic and Post-Rig-Vedic...
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Allah Mohammad Ghazanfar (category People from Paktia Province)
Colombo Strikers for the 2024 Lanka Premier League. Ghazanfar is from Paktia Province, Afghanistan. He has five older brothers, and as of 2022, he lived...
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Zadran (Pashtun tribe) (category Ethnic groups in Paktia Province)
most powerful Malik to Leave Pakistan Province]] Balochistan Mohammad Omar Babrakzai to leave Paktia province. Babrakzai was the most powerful malik...
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Zazi (category Ethnic groups in Khost Province)
Pakistan: Aryob Zazi: in Paktia province Ahmadkhail : in Paktia province Dand Pathan: in Paktia province Kabul: in Kabul province Maidan Zazi or Jaji Maidan:...
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Battle of Takur Ghar (category History of Paktia Province)
The Battle of Takur Ghar was a short but intense military engagement between United States special operations forces and al-Qaeda insurgents fought in...
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Districts of Afghanistan (section Paktia Province)
Kohistan District Koh Band Mahmud Raqi Nijrab Tagab Azra - shifted from Paktia Province Baraki Barak Charkh Kharwar - formerly part of Charkh District Khoshi...
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Jalaluddin Haqqani (category People from Paktia Province)
born in 1939 in the village of Karezgay in the Zadran District of Paktia Province, Afghanistan. He was an ethnic Pashtun from the Zadran tribe of Khost...
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Farid Basharat (category People from Paktia Province)
Basharat Farid Basharat of the UFC Born (1997-08-02) August 2, 1997 (age 27) Paktia, Afghanistan Other names Ferocious Height 5 ft 6 in (168 cm) Weight 137 lb...
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This is a list of the governors of the province of Paktia, Afghanistan. List of current governors of Afghanistan "محمد حلیم فدايي د پکتیا د نوي والي په...
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militants and terrorist bases in Badakhshan Province, Afghanistan, and 1,500 terrorists in Paktia Province, as recently as September 2002. Yo‘ldosh is...
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Suhail Shaheen (category People from Paktia Province)
the UN rejected his appointment to the post. Suhail was born in the Paktia Province of Afghanistan. He was educated in Pakistan, and he is known to be...
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Sulaiman Mountains (category Landforms of Paktia Province)
Loya Paktia province where they meet the Koh-i-Baba range. South from there, they meet the Spin Ghar range northeast of Gardez in Paktia province, but...
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in Farah Province, Angur Ada in Paktika Province, Aqina in Faryab Province, Dand-aw-Patan in Paktia Province, Ghulam Khan in Khost Province, Hairatan...
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was a member of a team on a mission to capture a Taliban target in Paktia Province. Despite being wounded in both legs by gunfire, Petry continued to...
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wounded to aid station. Christopher Celiz † Army Sergeant First Class Paktia Province July 12, 2018 Company D, 1st Battalion,75th Ranger Regiment Voluntarily...
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Safed Koh (category Landforms of Paktia Province)
connects Parachinar city on the Pakistani side with the Aryob Valley of Paktia Province, Afghanistan. The most viable route over the main ridge of the White...
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Pacha Khan Zadran (category Governors of Paktia Province)
the Taliban from Paktia Province in the 2001 invasion, with American backing. He subsequently assumed the governorship of the province. In 2002, he engaged...
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Operation Anaconda (category 21st century in Paktia Province)
forces, including Al-Qaeda, were gathering in the Shah-i-kot valley in Paktia Province, which was located about 60 miles south of Gardez. The Lower Shah-i-kot...
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Khyber Pass (category Landforms of Paktia Province)
a mountain pass in the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province of Pakistan, on the border with the Nangarhar Province of Afghanistan. It connects the town of Landi...
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from Paktia Province. Baraki Barak Kharwar District was split-off from Charkh District. Note - All former districts were shifted from Parwan Province. Hisa...
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refugees. After long requests by the people of Paktia Province, Aryana University was merged with Paktia University. Before the merger, the institution...
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