Khost Province

Khost ( Dari and Pashtun خوست ) is a province in Afghanistan with the provincial capital of Khost.

The province is part of the settlement area of ​​the Pashtuns, which is divided by the Durand Line, and is bordered to the east by Waziristan, a Pakistani tribal area Federally.

Raw materials

Around 1997 was found in the province of Khost deposits of chromite. Since then, there were several battles over the mining area, which is why the occurrence could not be exploited.

Districts

The province is divided into the following districts:

  • Bak
  • Gurbuz
  • Dschadschi Maydan
  • Khost ( Matun )
  • Mando Zayi
  • Musa Khel
  • Nadir Shah Kot
  • Qalandar
  • Sabari
  • Schamal
  • Spera
  • Tani
  • Tere Zayi
Provinces of Afghanistan
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