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 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
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
  GovernorHukam Khan Habibi
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.

Politics and governance

The current governor of the Province is Abdul Jabbar Naeemi.[3] 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).[4]

Healthcare

The percentage of households with clean drinking water increased from 34% in 2005 to 35% in 2011.[5] The percentage of births attended to by a skilled birth attendant increased from 18% in 2005 to 32% in 2011.[5]

Education

The overall literacy rate (6+ years of age) fell from 28% in 2005 to 15% in 2011.[5] The overall net enrolment rate (6–13 years of age) fell from 38% in 2005 to 37% in 2011.[5]

Demographics

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.[6]

The Pashtun people make up 99% of the population, with the remaining 1% being Tajiks and others.[3]

Districts

Districts of Khost province
District Capital Population (2015) Area[7] 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".[8]

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. "Khost Province" (PDF). Program for Culture & Conflict Studies. Naval Postgraduate School. Retrieved 2014-01-18.
  4. Troops Arrive In Khost As Clash With Pakistani Army Continues. TOLOnews. April 15, 2018. Retrieved 2019-03-22.
  5. Archive, Civil Military Fusion Centre, https://www.cimicweb.org/AfghanistanProvincialMap/Pages/Khost.aspx Archived 2014-05-31 at the Wayback Machine
  6. On the Road - Khost Province Season 1 (Pashto) on YouTube, Feb 13, 2012, TOLO/USAIDAfghanistan.
  7. Afghanistan Geographic & Thematic Layers
  8. 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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