Map showing Zarghun Shahr District after 2004 division.

Khairkot District (Pashto: خیرکوټ ولسوالۍ), also known as Katawaz (کټواز) or Zarghun Shar District (Pashto: زرغونښار ولسوالۍ, Dari: ولسوالی زرغونشهر), is a district of Paktika Province, Afghanistan. The district is within the heartland of the Sulaimankhel tribe of Ghilji Pashtuns.[1] The district capital is Khairkot town.

In 1998, the district had an estimated population of over 75,000.[2] However, by June 2004 the post-Taliban government separated off three new districts from the large Khairkot District. The new districts were Janikhel District, Yahyakhel District and Yusufkhel District.[3][4] The district population in 2004 of the reduced district was 38,024.[3]

History

On 3 May 2020, the Taliban threw a hand grenade into a mosque in Khairkot District, injuring 20 worshippers who were offering the night prayer after having broken their Ramadan fast.[5][6][7][8]

References

  1. ^ Paktika Province Tribal Map (Page 11). Naval Postgraduate School.
  2. ^ "Estimated Population 1998 (Central Statistics Office)"[permanent dead link] Afghanistan Information Management Service (AIMS)
  3. ^ a b "Paktika provincial profile", 2004, profile compiled by the National Area-Based Development Programme (NABDP) of the Ministry of Rural Rehabilitation and Development (MRRD)
  4. ^ "Afghanistan Administrative Divisions" map, March 2007, Afghanistan Information Management Service (AIMS)
  5. ^ "At least five security force members killed in truck bombing at Afghan military centre". May 4, 2020 – via theglobeandmail.com/.
  6. ^ "Taliban attack military centre in Afghanistan, casualties reported". May 4, 2020 – via economictimes.indiatimes.com/.
  7. ^ "Afghanistan: 20 civilians injured in explosion outside mosque in Paktika province". May 4, 2020 – via timesnownews.com/.
  8. ^ "Taliban Claim Attack on Afghan Army Base". May 4, 2020 – via voanews.com/.

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Districts of Afghanistan by province
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