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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.
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The site of a large fortress, Urgun used to be the capital of the largely undeveloped and remote province of Paktika.In the 1970s, however, the provincial capital was moved from Urgun to the town of Sharana, due to Sharana's proximity with the main highway connecting it to the larger cities and commercial centers of Kabul and Kandahar.
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.
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.
UNICEF said thousands of children were at risk after a deadly 5.9 magnitude earthquake struck Afghanistan’s southeast, destroying thousands of homes, on June 22.Afghanistan’s Taliban ...
Sharana (Pashto: ښرنه) is the capital of Paktika Province, Afghanistan. It is located at an altitude of 2,200 meters. [2] Its population was estimated to be 2,200 in 2006. [3] The city of Sharana has a population of 15,651 (in 2015) [4] and is located within the heartland of the Sulaimankhel tribe of Ghilji Pashtuns. [5]