Tarinkot District
Tarinkot District, also spelled as Tarin Kowt,[2] is a district of Uruzgan Province, Afghanistan.[1] The capital of the district and the province is the town called Tarinkot.
Tarinkot ترينکوټ | |
|---|---|
District | |
  Tarinkot Location within Afghanistan[1] | |
| Coordinates: 32°40′48″N 65°55′12″E | |
| Country |  |
| Province | Uruzgan Province |
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U.S. Army soldier watching Afghans pass during a logistics inspection in Tarinkot.
In Tarinkot district, two Pashtun tribal confederations are represented. The Tareen tribes: Popolzai, Barakzai, Achakzai; and the Ghilzai tribes: Tokhi, Hotak, Suleiman-Khel.
See also
References
- "District Names". National Democratic Institute. Retrieved 8 June 2015.
- http://www.abc.net.au/news/2011-07-29/brown---tarin-kowt-and-the-battle-for-minds/2816352
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