Khost Province
| 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 | 300,000 (2002) |
| 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. Its capital is the town also called Khost. Khost province used to be part of Paktia province in the past.
The province is mountainous and borders Pakistan on the east. Khost was the first city to be liberated from communist rule during the Soviet invasion of Afghanistan.
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The current Governor of the Province is Arsala Jamal. In August 2007, he narrowly escaped a suicide car bomb attack in Khost City that killed several of his bodyguards.[1] The August attack was the fourth suicide attack Jamal has faced in his tenure in the volatile province. [2]
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| District | Capital | Population | Area[1] | Notes |
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| Bak | ||||
| Gurbuz | ||||
| Jaji Maydan | ||||
| Khost (Matun) | ||||
| Mando Zayi | ||||
| Musa Khel | ||||
| Nadir Shah Kot | ||||
| Qalandar | ||||
| Sabari | ||||
| Shamal | Shifted from Paktia Province in 2005 | |||
| Spera | ||||
| Tani | ||||
| Tere Zayi |
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