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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 ...
2024 Afghanistan–Pakistan skirmishes. The international border between Afghanistan and Pakistan. The 2024 Afghanistan–Pakistan skirmishes were a series of armed clashes consisting of cross-border airstrikes and exchanges of gunfire between Afghanistan and Pakistan. The conflict also separately includes the BLA, and Pakistani Taliban.
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.
May 2020 Afghanistan attacks. In May 2020, a series of insurgent attacks took place in Afghanistan, starting when the Taliban killed 20 Afghan soldiers and wounded 29 others in Zari, Balkh and Grishk, Helmand on 1 and 3 May, respectively. [3][4] On 12 May, a hospital's maternity ward in Kabul and a funeral in Kuz Kunar (Khewa), Nangarhar were ...
On 16 April 2022, the Pakistani military conducted predawn airstrikes on multiple targets in Afghanistan 's Khost and Kunar provinces. [2] Afghan officials said the attacks killed at least 47 civilians and injured 23 others. [5][2][6][7] Initial reports described the attacks as either rocket strikes or aerial strikes carried out by a number of ...
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.
The strategic position of FB Wilderness enabled U.S. and Afghan forces to provide security along the Khost-Gardez Pass, a critical route through the Sulaiman Mountains, which connects downtown Khost to Gardez City. [1][2] FB Wilderness was first occupied in late 2006 after being built from scratch by elements of 3rd Brigade Special Troops ...
On 17 October 2017, an insurgent attack occurred at a police training centre in Gardez, Paktia Province. [1][2] A suicide car bombing was followed by a gun attack. [1][2] This killed at least 41 people, including the local police chief; 110 civilians and 48 police officers were injured. [1][2] The Taliban claimed responsibility. [1][2] On the ...