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On 12 May 2009, several teams of armed militants stormed Khost, prompting a heavy 6-hour battle with US and Afghan National Army forces. Reportedly the attack involved 10 suicide bombers, of whom seven were able to detonate and three were shot by security forces. Coalition Forces, aided by the Afghan National Army and Afghan National Police ...
The university bears the name of the first president of the United Arab Emirates, Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan who sponsored the construction of its campus in Khost. [citation needed] Pamir University - Situated in the capital of Khost province, the university is a private higher education institute which was inaugurated on April 24, 2011.
Khost is a town and union council of Harnai District in the Balochistan province of Pakistan. [1] It is located at 30°13'24N 67°34'38E and has an altitude of 1229m (4035ft). [ 2 ]
In Khost Province, at least 600 homes were destroyed. [49] In Spera District , closest to the epicenter, [ 43 ] 40 residents died and 95 others were injured. [ 41 ] [ 47 ] A total of 500 homes were destroyed in the district; the village of Afghan-Dubai was the worst affected.
Afghanistan is divided into 34 provinces (ولايت wilāyat).The provinces of Afghanistan are the primary administrative divisions.Each province encompasses a number of districts or usually over 1,000 villages.
The Soviets were forced to respond with Operation Magistral in 1987 to reopen the Khost–Gardez Road and bring relief to the District. [5] Khost District was the scene of intense fighting in 1987, with over 1,500 guerrillas and one American adviser killed by DRA troops, according to Tass , the official Soviet news agency.
On Season 6 of "The Kardashians," Lamar Odom expressed regret at how he handled his seven-year marriage to Khloé Kardashian, which ended in divorce.
Shamal [1] is the center of Shamal District, Khost Province, Afghanistan. It is located at 33°18′41″N 69°32′52″E / 33.3114°N 69.5478°E / 33.3114; 69.5478 at 1581 m altitude in the eastern part of the district