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Paktika was one of the provinces most affected by the 2022 Afghanistan earthquake on 22 June 2022. In Gayan District, approximately 1,800 homes, or 70 percent of the district's homes, were destroyed, and 238 people were killed, with 393 others injured. [11] [12] In Barmal District, at least 500 people died, with a thousand others injured. [11]
Map of Paktika Province with the district of Gayan being in orange color in the upper right. Gayan District (Pashto: ګيان ولسوالۍ, Dari: ولسوالی گیان) is a district of Paktika Province, Afghanistan. The estimated population in 2019 was 46,977 people. [1] The district is within the heartland of the Zadran tribe of Pashtuns. [2]
Zerok shown on the top of map Zerok's basin with green trees. Zerok District (Pashto: زېړوک ولسوالۍ), also spelled Zirok, is a district of Paktika Province that once was a part of Paktia, Afghanistan. The main town is Zerok located on the main Khost-Urgun road.
Map showing Zarghun Shahr District after 2004 division. Khairkot District ( Pashto : خیرکوټ ولسوالۍ ), also known as Katawaz ( کټواز ) or Zarghun Shar District ( Pashto : زرغونښار ولسوالۍ , Dari : ولسوالی زرغونشهر ), is a district of Paktika Province , Afghanistan .
Within Afghanistan, it borders Logar Province, Ghazni Province, Paktika Province, and Khost Province, in counterclockwise order. Paktia is a largely mountainous province, with most of the population living in the central valley stretching from Ahmadkhel in the east down through Zurmat and into neighboring Paktika province.
Sharana District (Pashto: ښرنه ولسوالۍ) or Sharan District is home to the city of Sharana, which is the capital of Paktika Province, Afghanistan. The Paktika Governor's compound is in Sharana, attached to the police headquarters for the province. The district is within the heartland of the Sulaimankhel tribe of Ghilji Pashtuns. [1]
Khairkot (Pashto: خیرکوټ), also known as Zarghun Shar (زرغونښار), Zarghun Shahr (زرغونشهر), [1] or Katawaz [2] (کټواز), is a town in and administrative seat of Khairkot District, Paktika Province, in eastern Afghanistan.
Gomal District (Pashto: ګومل ولسوالۍ, Persian: ولسوالی گومل) is a district of Paktika Province, Afghanistan. The estimated population in 2019 was 45,873. [1] The district is within the heartland of the Kharoti tribe of Ghilji Pashtuns. [2] It is named after the Gomal River.