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| | '''Paktika''' is a province of Afghanistan. It is in the east of the country on the border with Pakistan's [[Khyber Pakhtunkhwa]] province. The capital is Sharana. It is mostly inhabited by [[Pashtun people]] and there is also a [[Tajik]] community. |
| '''Paktika Province''', in eastern Afghanistan, is on the Pakistani border. To its north is [[Paktia Province]] and [[Khost Province]] is to the northeast; due east is [[South Waziristan]] in Pakistan's Federally Administered Tribal Areas. [[Zabul Province]] forms its southern border, and [[Ghazni Province]] is to the west. The capital is [[Sharana]]. | |
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| It was once part of the province of Greater Paktia, along with Paktia and Khost provinces. Greater Paktia, as well as South Waziristan, is the home territory of the warlord Jalaluddin Haqqani and the Haqqani Network, affiliated with the [[Taliban]]. | |
| ==Government==
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| *Governor: Mohammad Akram Khpalwak
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| *Chief of police: Sardar Mohammad Zazay
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| ==Security==
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| The province is under the 205th Corps of the [[Afghan National Army]] in [[Kandahar]], and the [[International Security Assistance Force]] Eastern Regional Command.
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| There is a U.S. Provincial Reconstruction Team in Sharana.
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| ==Demographics==
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| Most of the Afghan residents are [[Pashtun people|Pashtun]], primarily of the [[Ghilzai]] tribe but also some Waziris. There is also a [[Tajik]] population. The province also contains a large number of Pakistani refugees.
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| ==Economy and Infrastructure==
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| It was never a well-developed province, but the fighting destroyed its irrigation system and led to deforestation. Reconstruction is slow due to poor security.
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Revision as of 18:06, 26 February 2024
Paktika is a province of Afghanistan. It is in the east of the country on the border with Pakistan's Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province. The capital is Sharana. It is mostly inhabited by Pashtun people and there is also a Tajik community.
