Khairkot District
Khairkot District (
Dari: ولسوالی زرغونشهر), is a district of Paktika Province, Afghanistan. The district is within the heartland of the Sulaimankhel tribe of Ghilji Pashtuns.[1] The district capital is Khairkot
town.
In 1998, the district had an estimated population of over 75,000.Janikhel District, Yahyakhel District and Yusufkhel District.[3][4] The district population in 2004 of the reduced district was 38,024.[3]
History
On
hand grenade into a mosque in Khairkot District, injuring 20 worshippers who were offering the night prayer after having broken their Ramadan fast.[5][6][7][8]
References
- ^ Paktika Province Tribal Map (Page 11). Naval Postgraduate School.
- ^ "Estimated Population 1998 (Central Statistics Office)"[permanent dead link] Afghanistan Information Management Service (AIMS)
- ^ a b "Paktika provincial profile", 2004, profile compiled by the National Area-Based Development Programme (NABDP) of the Ministry of Rural Rehabilitation and Development (MRRD)
- ^ "Afghanistan Administrative Divisions" map, March 2007, Afghanistan Information Management Service (AIMS)
- ^ "At least five security force members killed in truck bombing at Afghan military centre". May 4, 2020 – via theglobeandmail.com/.
- ^ "Taliban attack military centre in Afghanistan, casualties reported". May 4, 2020 – via economictimes.indiatimes.com/.
- ^ "Afghanistan: 20 civilians injured in explosion outside mosque in Paktika province". May 4, 2020 – via timesnownews.com/.
- ^ "Taliban Claim Attack on Afghan Army Base". May 4, 2020 – via voanews.com/.
External links
- "Zarghun Shahr District: Zarghun Shahr District: Afghanistan" map, January 2004, Afghanistan Information Management Service (AIMS); showing the larger district that existed before June 2004.
32°51′N 68°25′E / 32.850°N 68.417°E