Khost Province

Khost (Pashto: خوست‎, Persian: خوست‎) is one of the 34 provinces of Afghanistan, located in the eastern part of the country. To the east, Khost Province is bordered by North Waziristan and Kurram in Pakistan. Khost Province used to be part of Paktia Province in the past, and the larger region surrounding Khost is still called Loya Paktia ("Greater Paktia").

Khost

خوست
Province
A village in the Nadir Shah Kot District of Khost Province
Map of Afghanistan with Khost highlighted
Coordinates (Capital): 33.4°N 69.9°E / 33.4; 69.9
Country Afghanistan
CapitalKhost
Government
 • GovernorMohammad Sadiq Patman
Area
 • Total4,151.5 km2 (1,602.9 sq mi)
Population
 (2015)[1]
 • Total574,582
 • Density140/km2 (360/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+4:30 (Afghanistan Time)
Area code(s)AF-KHO
Main languagesPashto

The city of Khost serves as the capital of Khost province. The population of the province is around 546,800,[2] which is mostly a tribal society. Khost Airport serves the province for domestic flights to Afghanistan's capital, Kabul.

History
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In 1924, Khost Province, then known as Southern Province, was the scene of a rebellion by the Mangal Pashtun Tribe, known as the Khost rebellion. The rebellion was ultimately unsuccessful, and was defeated in 1925 by the Afghan Government. Khost was part of Paktia Province until 1985, when the People's Democratic Party of Afghanistan regime made it a separate province.[3]

Politics and governance
Further information: Politics of Afghanistan and List of governors of Khost

The current governor of the province is Mohammad Sadiq Patman.[4] The city of Khost is the capital of Khost province. All law enforcement activities throughout the province are controlled by the Afghan National Police (ANP). The border of Afghanistan's Khost province with neighboring Pakistan's FATA is monitored and protected by the Afghan Border Police (ABP), which is part of the ANP. The border is called the Durand Line and is known to be one of the most dangerous in the world due to heavy militant activities and illegal smugglings. A provincial police chief is assigned to lead both the ANP and ABP. The police chief represents the Ministry of the Interior in Kabul. The ANP is backed by other Afghan National Security Forces (ANSF).[5]

Healthcare
Further information: Health in Afghanistan

The percentage of households with clean drinking water increased from 34% in 2005 to 35% in 2011.[6] The percentage of births attended to by a skilled birth attendant increased from 18% in 2005 to 32% in 2011.[6]

Education
Further information: Education in Afghanistan

The overall literacy rate (6+ years of age) fell from 28% in 2005 to 15% in 2011.[6] The overall net enrolment rate (6–13 years of age) fell from 38% in 2005 to 37% in 2011.[6]

Demographics
Ethnolinguistic groups in Afghanistan
Districts of Khost (not showing the Shamal District)

The population of Khost province was estimated to be around 546,800.[2] Other sources put the number at over a million.[7]

The Pashtun people make up 99% of the population, with the remaining 1% being Tajiks and others.[8]

Districts
Districts of Khost province
District Capital Population (2015) Area[9] Notes
Bak22,561
Gurbuz26,762
Zazi Maidan23,197
Khost MatunKhost140,642
MandozayiDadwal89,602
Musakhel41,882
Nadir Shah Kot32,522
Qalandar10,440
SabariYakubi72,364
Shamal13,920Shifted from Paktia Province in 2005
Spera24,841
TaniTani60,842
TirazayiAliser45,602

Water

Khost Province is traversed by the Kurram River, which rises from the Rokian Defile, passes through the district, and then enters the "country of the Turis or the Kurram Valley".[10]

  • Khost, the capital of Khost province
  • Khost Mosque
  • Afghan children
  • A U.S. Marine, assigned to Weapons Company, 3rd Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment, provides security while in the Khost-Gardez Pass (December 2004)
  • U.S. soldiers during a mission (June 2013)
  • U.S. soldiers during a mission in Tanio area (May 2012)
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See also

References
  1. Afghanistan at GeoHive Archived 2015-07-21 at the Wayback Machine
  2. "Settled Population of Khost province by Civil Division, Urban, Rural and Sex-2012-13" (PDF). Islamic Republic of Afghanistan: Central Statistics Organization. Retrieved 2014-01-18.
  3. Thomas Ruttig (2009). "Loya Paktia's Insurgency: The Haqqani Network as an Autonomous Entity" (PDF). Retrieved 6 August 2020.
  4. "Ghani appoints new governors for five provinces of Afghanistan". The Khaama Press News Agency. 2020-07-07. Retrieved 2020-07-12.
  5. Troops Arrive In Khost As Clash With Pakistani Army Continues. TOLOnews. April 15, 2018. Retrieved 2019-03-22.
  6. Archive, Civil Military Fusion Centre, https://www.cimicweb.org/AfghanistanProvincialMap/Pages/Khost.aspx Archived 2014-05-31 at the Wayback Machine
  7. On the Road - Khost Province Season 1 (Pashto) on YouTube, Feb 13, 2012, TOLO/USAIDAfghanistan.
  8. "Khost Province" (PDF). Program for Culture & Conflict Studies. Naval Postgraduate School. Retrieved 2014-01-18.
  9. Afghanistan Geographic & Thematic Layers
  10. Imperial gazetteer of India: provincial series, Volume 20. Publisher Supt. of Govt. Print., 1908
  • Blowback: The Costs and Consequences of American Empire, by Chalmers Johnson, ISBN 0-8050-6239-4
  • "Ghost Wars"
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