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March 2024 – On 18 March 2024 Pakistan launched pre-dawn airstrikes targeting TTP hideouts in Afghanistan's Khost and Paktika province. [ 104 ] [ 105 ] [ 106 ] The strikes were in retaliation to an earlier militant attack by TTP that resulted in death of seven Pakistani soldiers and six TTP militants.
March 18 – Five women and three children are killed during two Pakistani airstrikes in Khost and Paktika provinces following accusations that attacks in Pakistan were masterminded in Afghanistan, which the Taliban deny. In response, the Taliban opens fire on Pakistani troops at the border. [8]
Pashto. Paktika (Pashto: پکتیکا) is one of the 34 provinces of Afghanistan, located in the eastern part of the country. Forming part of the larger Loya Paktia region, Paktika has a population of about 789,000, [3] mostly ethnic Pashtuns. The town of Sharana serves as the provincial capital, while the most populous city is Urgun.
Paktia (Pashto پکتيا – Paktyā) is one of the 34 provinces of Afghanistan, located in the 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, [3] which is mostly a tribal society living in rural areas. Pashtuns make up the majority of ...
14/32. 1300m Asphalt. [1] Forward Operating Base (FOB) Sharana was a large forward operating base with many amenities, including a United Service Organizations installation. [2] It is located in Paktika Province, Afghanistan. [3] FOB Sharana was initially established as Camp Kearney on 21 November 2004. This was followed by the construction of ...
Barmal District. Map of Paktika Province with the district of Barmal in peach color in the upper right. Barmal District (Pashto: برمل ولسوالۍ, Dari: ولسوالی برمل) is a district of Paktika Province, Afghanistan. It shares a border with Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and Balochistan, Pakistan. The Angur Ada is the official border ...
The Afghan provinces of Paktia, Paktika and Khost, and some neighboring areas constitute the Loya Paktia region. Lōya Paktiā (Pashto: لويه پکتيا; lit. Greater Paktia) is a historical and cultural region of Afghanistan, comprising the modern Afghan provinces of Khost, Paktia, and Paktika, as well as parts of Logar [1] and compromises Kurram, Bannu and Waziristan of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.