Khost Province

Geobox|Province
country = Afghanistan
country_

name = Khost
native_name = خوست


map_caption = Map of Afghanistan with Khost highlighted
capital = Khost
capital_lat_d = 33.4
capital_long_d = 69.9
population_as_of = 2002
population = 300,000
area = 4152
population_density =
timezone = UTC+4:30
free_type = Main language
free = Pashto

Khost ( _ps. خوست) is one of the thirty-four provinces of Afghanistan. It is in the east of the country. Its capital is the town also called Khost. Khost province used to be part of Paktia province in the past.

The province is mountainous and borders Pakistan on the east.Khost was the first city to be liberated from communist rule during the Soviet invasion of Afghanistan.

Politics

The current Governor of the Province is Arsala Jamal. In August 2007, he narrowly escaped a suicide car bomb attack in Khost City that killed several of his bodyguards. [http://pajhwok.com/viewstory.asp?lng=eng&id=41506] The August attack was the fourth suicide attack Jamal has faced in his tenure in the volatile province. [http://www.e-ariana.com/ariana/eariana.nsf/aa8e81dc17f7b0eb87256c030066e73b/44fd7343461840cf8725730100528954?OpenDocument]

Districts

*Bak District
*Gurbuz District
*Jaji Maydan District
*Khost (Matun) District
*Mando Zayi District
*Musa Khel District
*Nadir Shah Kot District
*Qalandar District
*Sabari District
*Shamal District
*Spera District
*Tani District
*Tere Zayi District

References

* "Blowback: The Costs and Consequences of American Empire", by Chalmers Johnson, ISBN 0-8050-6239-4
* "Ghost Wars"

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