| Khost (خوست) | |
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| Country | Afghanistan |
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| Capital | Khost |
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| Area | 4,152 km2 (1,603 sq mi) |
| Population | 638,849 [1] |
| Timezone | UTC+4:30 |
| Main language | Pashto |
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Khost (Pashto: خوست) is one of the thirty-four provinces of Afghanistan. It is in the east of the country. Khost province used to be part of Paktia province in the past. Its capital is Khost City, which was the first Afghan city to be liberated from communist rule following the Soviet invasion of Afghanistan.
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On 20 November 2009 a bomb killed 3 civilians and wounded 3 others as a car hit a roadside bomb in Khost City. According to the chief of criminal investigation the act was perpetrated by the Taliban.[2]
On 24 November 2009, according to the Afghan Ministry of Interior, 6 people, including 5 children were killed when a remote control bomb attacked a water station in Khost which had been built by the Rural Rehabilitation Ministry to distribute water to the locals.[3]
On September 2011 work on construction of an Airport in khost province began, costing $2.5 million, the funds for the project is being provided by the US and Afghan government. The airport will be located in a desert between Ismailkhel and Tanai district.
The current Governor of the Province is Abdul Jabbar Naeemi.[4]
The population of 638,849 is primarily Pashtun, and the main tribes are:
There are Ghilzai Pashtuns in smaller number as well.
| District | Capital | Population[1] | Area[5] | Notes |
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| Bak | 27,675 | |||
| Gurbuz | 30,751 | |||
| Jaji Maidan | 23,197 | |||
| Khost (Matun) | 160,214 | |||
| Mandoazi | 61,682 | |||
| Musa Khel | 41,998 | |||
| Nadir Shah Kot | 37,193 | |||
| Qalandar | 11,406 | |||
| Sabari | 89,779 | |||
| Shamal | 13,523 | Shifted from Paktia Province in 2005 | ||
| Spera | 26,685 | |||
| Tani | 67,096 | |||
| Tere Zayi |
| Paktia Province | ||||
| Federally Administered Tribal Areas, Afghanistan | ||||
| Khost Province | ||||
| Paktika Province |
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