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Coordinates: 33°36′N 69°30′E / 33.6, 69.5
Paktia (پکتیا)
Province
Country Flag of Afghanistan Afghanistan
Capital Gardez
 - coordinates 33°36′N 69°30′E / 33.6, 69.5
Area 6,432 km² (2,483 sq mi)
Population 415,000 (2002) [1]
Timezone UTC+4:30
Main language Pashto
Map of Afghanistan with Paktia highlighted
Map of Afghanistan with Paktia highlighted

Paktia (Pashto: پکتيا) is one of the thirty-four provinces of Afghanistan, in the east of the country. A geographic coordinate system enables every location on the Earth to be specified in three coordinates using mainly a spherical coordinate system. Afghanistan /æfˈgænɪstæn/ officially the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan ( Pashto: د افغانستان اسلامي جمهوریت, Gardēz is the capital of the Paktiā province of Afghanistan. Square Kilometre ( US spelling square kilometer) symbol km2, is a decimal multiple of the SI unit of The square mile is an imperial and US unit of Area equal the area of a square of one statute mile. UTC+430 is used in Afghanistan and in the summer as Time in Iran. There are two official languages of Afghanistan, in addition to other languages that are spoken Pashto ( Naskh: پښتو‎ pəʂ'to also rendered as Pakhto, Pushto, Pukhto, Pashtu, Pushtu, also known as Pashto ( Naskh: پښتو‎ pəʂ'to also rendered as Pakhto, Pushto, Pukhto, Pashtu, Pushtu, also known as The Provinces of Afghanistan (locally recognized as wilayats - ولايت are the primary Administrative divisions of Afghanistan. Its capital is Gardez. Gardēz is the capital of the Paktiā province of Afghanistan.

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History

Najibullah Ahmadzai, the former president of Afghanistan, was from Paktia province, in particular the Melan Valley area. Najibullah ( Pashto: نجيب الله; born August 1947 killed September 27, 1996) was the fourth and last President of the Paktia used to be a unified province with Khost and Paktika, these three provinces are now referred to as Loya Paktia which means The Greater Paktia. Khost or Khowst ( خوست, Persian: خوست - Xowst) is a town in eastern Afghanistan. Paktika ( پکتیکا) is one of the thirty-four Provinces of Afghanistan. Paktia came to prominence during the 1980's where a significant portion of the leftist communists came from Paktia, some of the more notable of them include: Najibullah Ahmadzai; Mohammad Aslam Watanjar; Shahnawaz Tanai; and Gulabzoy. Najibullah ( Pashto: نجيب الله; born August 1947 killed September 27, 1996) was the fourth and last President of the Mohammad Aslam Watanjar was an Afghan General and Politician. Lieut Gen Shahnawaz Tanai is a former communist general He was chief of Afghanistan's army under the Soviet -backed Democratic Republic of Afghanistan.

Governance

The uncertain security situation and remoteness of the province has led to many provincial Governors being appointed in the short time since the fall of the Taliban. The Taliban ( طالبان, also anglicised as Taleban; translation "students" is a Sunni Islamist, predominately After the assassination of Hakim Taniwal in September 2006, Rahmatullah Rahmat was appointed as provincial Governor. Hakim Taniwal was the Governor of Paktia province in Afghanistan until he was killed September 10 2006 at age 63 by a suicide bomber with explosives Rahmatullah Rahmat was appointed Governor of Paktia province, Afghanistan after the assassination of Hakim Taniwal.

Paktia has a strong Pashtun tribal identity, and Pashtun nationalists in the province have expressed a desire to reunite the province with Khost Province and Paktika province, forming an ethnic Pashtunistan. Pashtuns ( Pashto: پښتون Paṣtūn, Paxtūn, also rendered as Pushtuns, Pakhtuns, Pukhtuns) also called Khost ( خوست) is one of the thirty-four Provinces of Afghanistan. Paktika ( پکتیکا) is one of the thirty-four Provinces of Afghanistan. Pashtunistan ( Pashto: پښتونستان Persian: پشتونستان or Pakhtunistan ( Persian, Urdu: پختونستان is the

Despite the many problems facing the province, it is one of the more stable in the southeast of the country and there has been a concerted effort to improve the civic infrastructure, giving Paktia a reasonable rate of reconstruction [1]. The first American Provincial Reconstruction Team base was established in Gardez to supply security and reconstruction, and has funded several successful projects. A Provincial Reconstruction Team (PRT is a special military unit that provides security and helps with reconstruction in unstable nations

Security Situation

In September 2006, Governor Hakim Taniwal was killed by a Taliban suicide bomber as he left his office in Gardez [2]. Hakim Taniwal was the Governor of Paktia province in Afghanistan until he was killed September 10 2006 at age 63 by a suicide bomber with explosives The Taliban ( طالبان, also anglicised as Taleban; translation "students" is a Sunni Islamist, predominately At the time, Taniwal was the highest-ranking post-Taliban official to be killed by insurgent forces in the country.

Paktia is one of the most politically complicated provinces in the country. Militia commanders are a strong presence in the province, and their shifting allegiances and violent tendencies make governance of the region problematic. The province also has the difficult mountainous and cavernous terrain typical of the Hindu Kush range, providing armed groups ample cover from which to conduct guerilla operations. The Hindu Kush is a Mountain range located between Afghanistan and Pakistan.

Immediately after the fall of the Taliban, Paktia was one of the most chaotic regions in the country, as a small civil war broke out between rival militia commanders for control of the province, and Taliban and Al-Qaeda fighters gave occupying U. The Taliban ( طالبان, also anglicised as Taleban; translation "students" is a Sunni Islamist, predominately Al-Qaeda, alternatively spelled al-Qaida, al-Qa`ida or al-Qa`idah, ( Arabic:; ar-Latn ''al-qāʿidah'' Translation: The S. troops some of their heaviest losses in the cave complexes south of Gardez [3].

The security situation in Paktia has improved significantly in recent years, though isolated fighting by Taliban militants and persistent tribal conflicts in the eastern part of the province continue to challenge the government. The provincial capital, Gardez, is among the most secure in the southeastern part of the country, owing in part to a large presence by coalition and Afghan security forces.

Geography

Districts of Paktia.
Districts of Paktia.

Paktia borders the Pakistani-ruled tribal areas of North Waziristan and Kurram. North Waziristan ( Urdu: شمالی وزیرستان is the northern part of Waziristan, a mountainous region of northwest Pakistan, bordering Afghanistan Like most of the traditional Pashtun eastern areas of Afghanistan, the Durand Line that marks the border with Pakistan is "drawn on water", and residents move freely between the two countries. Pashtuns ( Pashto: پښتون Paṣtūn, Paxtūn, also rendered as Pushtuns, Pakhtuns, Pukhtuns) also called The Durand Line is the term for the 2640 kilometer (1610 mile Border between Afghanistan and Pakistan.

Major tribes in the province include the Totakhil, Zazi, Mangal, Zadran, Wazir, Ahmadzai, Gurbaz, Niazi and Kurram. The Zazi (also spelled Dzadzi, pronounced as dzadzi is a Pashtun tribe Mangal is the name for Turkish Barbecue. In a more social context it resembles Braai of South Africa. Aḥmadzai ("descendants of Aḥmad" is a Pashtun tribal last name Niazi ( Pashto: نیازی is a Pashtun tribe a subgroup of the Ghilzai Pashtuns of Afghanistan and Pakistan.

Paktia is made up of 12 districts (District Centers are given in parentheses):

Important Villages of Center Gardez:

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Important geographical features

Important Ve

References

  1. ^ Afghanistan's Provinces – Paktia at USAID

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