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Khost is the provincial administrative seat in eastern Afghanistan. Being close to the border with Pakistan, Khost straddles an important transport corridor. The eastern districts (1–3) are dotted with forests and residential settlements while the western districts (4–5) are more barren and lightly populated. [5]
Khost (Pashto/Dari: خوست) is one of the 34 provinces of Afghanistan located in the southeastern part of the country. Khost consists of thirteen districts and the city of Khost serves as the 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.
However, Khost wasn't captured and by October, the Tani tribe had withdrawn from coalition due to a tribal rivalry with the Zadran. Many rebels also returned home as winter came on. By the end of December, government forces arriving from Gardez ended the siege of the two towns and recaputered Zazi Maidan.
The Khost Protection Force (KPF), formally known as the 25th Division by the (Afghan) Ministry of Defence [2] was an Afghan paramilitary group that has been active in eastern Afghanistan. It is the oldest of a number of highly secretive CIA -backed paramilitaries formed following the United States invasion of Afghanistan , in collaboration with ...
Khost (Matun) District (Pashto: خوست ولسوالۍ) is situated in the central and eastern part of Khost Province, Afghanistan. The district center is the town of Khost . Khost Airfield is situated 2 miles (3.2 km) southeast of the town of Khost.
Work to improve and expand Khost Airport began in late 2011. [13] Civilian passengers between Khost and Kabul were allowed to use NATO's Sehra Bagh Airport until Khost Airport was completed. [14] It was announced that the airport will become international in the future, taking passengers to and from the United Arab Emirates. [1] [15]
The Khost rebellion, [8] also known as the 1924 Mangal uprising [9], the Khost revolt [10] or the Mangal Revolt [11] was an uprising against the Westernization and modernizing reforms of Afghanistan’s king, Amanullah Khan. The uprising was launched in Southern Province, Afghanistan, and lasted from March 1924 to January 1925.
The Afghan tribal revolts of 1944–1947 or the Khost disturbances [6] were a series of tribal revolts in the Kingdom of Afghanistan by Zadran, Safi and Mangal tribesmen which lasted from February 1944 to January 1947.