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City in Khost Province, Afghanistan
Khost (Pashto, Dari: خوست) is a city in eastern Afghanistan, serving as the capital of Khost Province. The city is within the jurisdiction of Khost District
Khost
Province of Afghanistan
Khost (Pashto, Dari: خوست), is one of the 34 provinces of Afghanistan located in the southeastern part of the country. Khost consists of thirteen districts
Khost_Province
Topics referred to by the same term
Khost rebellion may refer to: Khost rebellion (1856–1857) Khost rebellion (1912) Khost rebellion (1924–1925) This disambiguation page lists articles associated
Khost_rebellion
Village in Khost Province, Afghanistan
Sperah and Speyrah) is a village and the district center of Spera District, Khost Province, Afghanistan. It is located on 33°12′08″N 69°30′58″E / 33.2022°N
Spera,_Khost_Province
District in Khost, Afghanistan
Khost District (Pashto: خوست ولسوالۍ), historically known as Matun, is a municipality situated in the central and southeastern part of Khost Province in
Khost_District
Ongoing armed conflict in South Asia
in Afghanistan reported airstrikes in parts of Nangarhar, Paktika, and Khost provinces. In Nangarhar, strikes were reported in the Bihsud and Khogyani
2026_Afghanistan–Pakistan_war
Afghan paramilitary group
The Khost Protection Force (KPF), formally known as the 25th Division by the (Afghan) Ministry of Defence was an Afghan paramilitary. It was the oldest
Khost_Protection_Force
1980–1991 siege in Afghanistan
Soviet–Afghan War in the 1980s and the subsequent Afghan civil war, the town of Khost was besieged for more than eleven years. Its airstrip's 3 km runway served
Siege_of_Khost
Mosque in Khost, Afghanistan
The Great Mosque of Khost (Pashto: د خوست لوی جماعت), or simply the Khost Mosque, is the largest mosque in the city of Khost, in southeastern Afghanistan
Khost_Mosque
Anti-Barakzai revolt
The Khost rebellion was a rebellion in Khost that took place in 1912 in the Emirate of Afghanistan, and was the only serious crisis during the reign of
Khost_rebellion_(1912)
Topics referred to by the same term
Khost suicide bombing may refer to: 2008 Khost suicide bombing 2015 Khost suicide bombing This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the
Khost_suicide_bombing
American counterterrorism officer (1964–2009)
Intelligence Agency (CIA) officer. She was killed in the Camp Chapman attack in Khost, Afghanistan, a suicide bombing that targeted CIA personnel. Matthews was
Jennifer_Matthews
1987 Soviet operation in the Soviet-Afghan War
name, from the Russian word for magistral road (highway) - from Gardez to Khost that had been blocked by Mujahideen forces and a local tribe for several
Operation_Magistral
Military installation in Afghanistan
Freedom. It is located in the southeastern province of Khost, Afghanistan, near the city of Khost. On 1 November 2013, U.S. forces withdrew from FOB Salerno
Forward Operating Base Salerno
Forward_Operating_Base_Salerno
Mountain pass in eastern Afghanistan
9″N 69°22′17.3″E / 33.477750°N 69.371472°E / 33.477750; 69.371472 The Khost-Gardez Pass, frequently abbreviated as the K-G Pass, and known locally as
Khost-Gardez_Pass
Town and union council in Balochistan, Pakistan
Khost is a town and union council of Harnai District in the Balochistan province of Pakistan. It is located at 30°13'24N 67°34'38E and has an altitude
Khost,_Pakistan
District in Baghlan, Afghanistan
Khost wa Fereng or Khost wa Firing (Dari: خوست و فرنگ) is the easternmost district of Baghlan province, Afghanistan in the Hindu Kush mountains. Its capital
Khost_wa_Fereng_District
Afghanistan suicide bombing 2015
The Khost suicide bombing occurred on 12 July 2015 when a car bomb detonated in Khost, Afghanistan, killing 33 and wounding 10, including children. The
2015_Khost_suicide_bombing
Armed clashes between Afghanistan and Pakistan since 1949
Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, followed by reported Pakistani airstrikes in Kabul, Khost, Jalalabad, and Paktika reportedly targeting the Pakistani Taliban (TTP)
Afghanistan–Pakistan border skirmishes
Afghanistan–Pakistan_border_skirmishes
Airport in Afghanistan
Khost International Airport, also referred to as Khost Airport (Pashto: د خوست نړیوال هوایي ډګر; IATA: KHT, ICAO: OAKS), is located in the eastern section
Khost_International_Airport
Location in Khost Province, Afghanistan
Musakhel is a village and the center of Musakhel District, Khost Province, Afghanistan. It is located at 33°32′00″N 69°44′00″E / 33.5333°N 69.7333°E
Musakhel,_Khost
Anti-Taxation revolt
The Khost Rebellion of 1856–1857 was an armed uprising by the Khostwal Pashtun tribes, with the participation of the Darwesh Khel Wazirs, against the
Khost_rebellion_(1856–1857)
American intelligence officer
seven CIA employees killed in the 2009 Camp Chapman suicide bombing in Khost, Afghanistan. Hanson was born in Rockford, Illinois. She attended Keith
Elizabeth Hanson (CIA officer)
Elizabeth_Hanson_(CIA_officer)
Afghan chieftain (died 1924)
Afghan tribal revolts of 1944–1947). He died fighting rebels during the Khost rebellion (1924–1925). Babrak Khan born in Almara. He was the son of Mazar
Babrak_Khan
Military uprising against the Afghan monarch
The Khost rebellion, also known as the 1924 Mangal uprising, the Khost revolt or the Mangal Revolt was an uprising against the Westernization and modernizing
Khost_rebellion_(1924–1925)
Cricket stadium in Khost, Afghanistan
Khost International Cricket Stadium (Pashto: د خوست نړیوال کرکټ لوبغالی), also referred to as Khost Cricket Stadium (Pashto: د خوست کريکټ لوبغالی), is
Khost_Cricket_Stadium
Founder of al-Qaeda (1957–2011)
a series of cruise missile strikes against al-Qaeda's training camps in Khost, Afghanistan; and Khartoum on 20 August 1998. They missed bin Laden by a
Osama_bin_Laden
Location in Khost Province, Afghanistan
or Taniwal) (also: Daragi) is a village and the center of Tani District, Khost Province, Afghanistan. It is located on 33°14′32″N 69°49′41″E / 33.2422°N
Tani,_Khost
The following is an incomplete list of universities in Afghanistan, sorted by province and in alphabetical order. Afghanistan portal Higher education in
List of universities in Afghanistan
List_of_universities_in_Afghanistan
US military/CIA base in Khost province, Afghanistan (2001–13)
Chapman, was a U.S. installation situated in Khost province, Afghanistan, on an airstrip 2 miles east of Khost. It was opened by the United States Army and
Forward Operating Base Chapman
Forward_Operating_Base_Chapman
during clashes in Khost. One child is killed and three others are injured after a piece of unexploded ordnance detonates in Khost Province. 10 April
2026_in_Afghanistan
This is a list of the governors of the province of Khost, Afghanistan. List of current governors of Afghanistan Council Implementing Regulation (EU) No
List_of_governors_of_Khost
This list of schools located in Afghanistan includes the country's primary and secondary schools. According to the Afghan Ministry of Education, there
List of schools in Afghanistan
List_of_schools_in_Afghanistan
Railway station in Balochistan, Pakistan
Khost Railway Station (Urdu: خوست ریلوے اسٹیشن, Balochi: خوست ریلوے اسٹیشن) is a railway station located in Balochistan, Pakistan. Khost railway station
Khost_railway_station
Afghan leader of the Haqqani network (1939–2018)
year. According to the reports, he died in Afghanistan and was buried in Khost Province of Afghanistan. These reports were denied by the Taliban and some
Jalaluddin_Haqqani
Soviet–Afghan War battle
including Haqqani who was on pilgrimage to Mecca. The DRA forces advanced from Khost and successfully captured the village of Bori, northeast of Zhawar. However
Second_Battle_of_Zhawar
living in Jalalabad, Ghazni, Kabul, and to a lesser extent in Kandahar and Khost. Sikhs have been the most prevalent non-Muslim minority in Afghanistan,
Sikhism_in_Afghanistan
American naval officer
Fe (SSN-763), a nuclear submarine, in 2009. Previously he was in charge of the Khost Provincial Reconstruction Team in Afghanistan. The Wall Street Journal published
Dave_Adams_(naval_officer)
Jordanian doctor and suicide bomber (1977–2009)
Camp Chapman attack, which was a suicide attack against a CIA base near Khost, Afghanistan on 30 December 2009. An Afghan security official gave al-Balawi's
Humam Khalil Abu-Mulal al-Balawi
Humam_Khalil_Abu-Mulal_al-Balawi
American CIA officer and soldier (1974–2009)
seven Americans killed in a suicide bombing at a U.S. military base in Khost, Afghanistan, in December 2009. The Camp Chapman attack also claimed the
Darren_LaBonte
Kandahar Mazar-i-Sharif Kunduz Lashkargah Puli Khumri Farah Ghazni Maymana Khost The only city in Afghanistan with over 1 million settled residents is the
List_of_cities_in_Afghanistan
Joint military operation
general security of Khost Province. The operation targeted safe havens and terrorist hideouts in the Sabari and Tere Zayi districts of Khost province. http://www
Operation_Champion_Sword
Dalujal (Abandoned) Spintangi Sunehri Harnai Abandoned Section Nakus Sharigh Khost Zardalu Henry Francis Storey: 1880, Engineer-in-Chief of the Jacobabad section
Sibi-Zardalu_Branch_Line
Shootdown of a Afghan civilian plane
A Bakhtar Afghan Airlines Antonov An-26 was shot down by a missile near Khost, Afghanistan, resulting in 53 fatalities out of the 55 people on board.
1987 Bakhtar Afghan Airlines Antonov An-26 shootdown
1987_Bakhtar_Afghan_Airlines_Antonov_An-26_shootdown
Settlement in Khost Province, Afghanistan
Bäk is a village in Khost Province, Afghanistan and the center of the boundary Bak District, close to the border with Pakistan. It is located on 33°30′N
Bäk,_Khost_Province
Afghan cricketer (born 1990)
(born 4 January 1990) is an Afghan cricketer. He made his List A debut for Khost Province in the 2019 Afghanistan Provincial Challenge Cup tournament on
Bismillah_Zadran
1998 American strikes in Afghanistan and Sudan
hit the al-Shifa pharmaceutical factory in Khartoum, Sudan, and a camp in Khost Province, Afghanistan, in retaliation for al-Qaeda's August 7 bombings of
Operation_Infinite_Reach
Military unit
the Afghan National Police. The 2nd Battalion was deployed primarily in Khost Province, with elements serving in eastern Paktika and Kandahar Provinces
506th_Infantry_Regiment
Emir of Afghanistan from 1901 to 1919
only crisis in his career when a rebellion, known as the Khost rebellion, erupted in Khost led by Jehandad Khan, a rival claimant to the Afghan throne
Habibullah_Khan
Aerial service branch of the Pakistan Armed Forces
airstrikes in Khost, Kunar and Paktika provinces of Afghanistan bordering Pakistan. The Pakistani airstrikes targetted Spera and Barmal districts of Khost and Paktika
Pakistan_Air_Force
Multipurpose stadium in Khost, Afghanistan
Khost City Ground is a multi-purpose stadium in Khost, Afghanistan, used for football and other sports. The ground was inaugurated in 2011. The stadium
Khost_City_Ground
American Navy SEAL (1974–2009)
He was killed in a suicide bombing at Forward Operating Base Chapman in Khost, Afghanistan on December 30, 2009. Wise was born in 1974 to Dr. Jean and
Jeremy_Wise
Battle during Soviet-Afghan war
began Operation Magistral to open the road from Gardez to Khost near the Pakistani border. Khost had been cut off for months by mujahideen led by Jalaluddin
Battle_for_Hill_3234
April 2022 attacks in Eastern Afghanistan
military conducted predawn airstrikes on multiple targets in Afghanistan's Khost and Kunar provinces. Afghan officials said the attacks killed at least 47
2022 Pakistani airstrikes in Afghanistan
2022_Pakistani_airstrikes_in_Afghanistan
Settlement in Khost Province, Afghanistan
Shamal is the center of Shamal District, Khost Province, Afghanistan. It is located at 33°18′41″N 69°32′52″E / 33.3114°N 69.5478°E / 33.3114; 69.5478
Shamal,_Khost_Province
District in the central part of Khost Province, Afghanistan
situated in the central part of Khost Province, Afghanistan. It borders Nadir Shah Kot District to the north and west, Khost (Matun) District to the east
Mandozayi_District
Suicide bombing in Afghanistan
The 2008 Khost suicide bombing occurred on 3 March 2008, when German-born Turkish citizen Cüneyt Çiftçi blew himself up in front of the Sabari District
2008_Khost_suicide_bombing
Mass killings of Hazaras after the Second Anglo-Afghan War
Uruzgan 2nd Maimana 5th Hazara Kafiristan 2nd Khost 1st Urtatagai 2nd coup 3rd Britain Alizai 3rd Khost 2nd Urtatagai 5th Civil War 1st Soviet Union Shinwari
Hazara_genocide
Afghan cricketer (born 2005)
youngest of eight children. His family hails from Lakan Spinki Bori village in Khost Province. Noor began pursuing cricket at a local academy at age 12. He made
Noor_Ahmad
Civil war in Afghanistan (1989–1992)
Jalalabad. In March 1991, a mujahideen coalition quickly conquered the city of Khost. In March 1992, having lost the last remnants of Soviet support, President
Afghan_Civil_War_(1989–1992)
Public university in Khost, Afghanistan
شیخ زاید پوهنتون), also known as Khost University (Pashto: د خوست پوهنتون), is a public university in the city of Khost, southeastern Afghanistan. With
Shaikh_Zayed_University
Padshah Begum of Mughal Empire
Baburnama in association with the city of Khost, being employed in the government of Khost, coming from Khost for orders, etc. One of Maham's children
Maham_Begum
American intelligence officer
and former police detective. He was killed in the Camp Chapman attack in Khost, Afghanistan, a suicide bombing that targeted Central Intelligence Agency
Scott_Roberson
Traditional way of life of the Pashtun people
Part of a series on Pashtuns Man and child in Khost People Tribes Land Nationalism Flag Pashto language Alphabet Dialects Grammar Phonology Pashtun culture
Pashtunwali
Cricket competition in Afghanistan
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National T20 Cup (Afghanistan)
National_T20_Cup_(Afghanistan)
Topics referred to by the same term
(surname), a Japanese surname Tani District, a district in Khost Province, Afghanistan Tani, Khost, capital of the district Tani, Prasat a sub-district of
Tani
Area in Khost, Afghanistan
Zhawar is an area within the Khost Province of Afghanistan. Jalaluddin Haqqani was known by Afghani mujahideen as master of the Zhawar Kili tunnel complex
Zhawar
Tribal conflict in Afghanistan
The Afghan tribal revolts of 1944–1947 or the Khost disturbances were a series of tribal revolts in the Kingdom of Afghanistan by Zadran, Safi and Mangal
Afghan tribal revolts of 1944–1947
Afghan_tribal_revolts_of_1944–1947
Provincial capital in Paktia, Afghanistan
relax. The city is connected by a road network with Aryob to the northeast, Khost to the southeast, Sharan to the southwest, Ghazni to the west, and Puli
Gardez
Iranian ethnic group
Pashtun majority include Jalalabad, Kandahar, Bannu, Dera Ismail Khan, Khost, Kohat, Lashkar Gah, Mardan, Ghazni, Mingora, Peshawar, Quetta, among others
Pashtuns
Ghilji Pashtun tribe
in the Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa province of Pakistan. They also reside in the Khost and Ghazni provinces of Afghanistan. The Musakhel originally migrated from
Musakhel_(Pashtun_tribe)
Emir of Afghanistan
only in Khost for a few weeks. He was born as a member of the Ghilzai tribe, and spent most of his life as a chieftain. After start of the Khost rebellion
Jehandad_Khan
Afghan cricketer
January 2025. "2nd Match, Ghazi Amanullah Khan Regional One Day Tournament at Khost, Aug 10, 2017". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 10 August 2017. "14th Match, Alokozay
Azmatullah_Omarzai
Region inhabited by the Pashtun people
Khyber Pass in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan People attending Khost University in Khost, Afghanistan Ghazni Province, Afghanistan Afghan Border Police
Pashtunistan
First-level administrative territorial entity of Afghanistan
Soviet–Afghan War and the Afghan civil wars, 4 new provinces were created: Paktika, Khost, Sar-i Pul, and Nuristan. A law on local administration in 2000 abolished
Provinces_of_Afghanistan
Turkestan 9th Herat Sheberghan 3rd Kandahar 10th Herat Maimana (1857) 1st Khost Kunduz 11th Herat 3rd Civil War 12th Herat 13th Herat 2nd Chahar Wilayat
Herati_Civil_War_(1823–1829)
Place in Khost, Afghanistan
Sabari and Yaqubi District is situated in the northwest part of Khost Province, Afghanistan. It borders Musa Khel District to the west, Paktia Province
Sabari_District
Assassin of Liaquat Ali Khan (1921/1922–1951)
in the Company Bagh, Rawalpindi, on 16 October 1951. Akbar was born in Khost, Afghanistan, to the Pashtun chieftain Babrak Khan. Akbar had participated
Sayyid_Akbar
2025 border conflict between Afghanistan and Pakistan
early hours of 9 October 2025, Pakistan carried out airstrikes in Kabul, Khost, Jalalabad, and Paktika, targeting the Pakistani Taliban (TTP) which it
2025 Afghanistan–Pakistan conflict
2025_Afghanistan–Pakistan_conflict
8th editions of Ghazi Amanullah Khan Regional One Day Tournament
began on 20 August 2025, and the final was held on 6 September 2025 at the Khost Cricket Stadium. Hindukush Strikers were the defending champions. Mis Ainak
2025 Ghazi Amanullah Khan Regional One Day Tournament
2025_Ghazi_Amanullah_Khan_Regional_One_Day_Tournament
Afghan poet (1971–2025)
Afghanistan. He grew up in Nangarhar Province, and spent most of his life in Khost province, and his ancestral roots remained tied to Khogyani. Despite not
Matiullah_Turab
Afghan Taliban leader (born 1979)
autocratic and ultraconservative fashion. Speaking at a religious school in Khost Province, he said: "Monopolizing power and hurting the reputation of the
Sirajuddin_Haqqani
Regional Command East includes the provinces of Bamyan, Ghazni, Kapisa, Khost, Kunar, Laghman, Logar, Nangarhar, Nuristan, Paktika, Paktiya, Panjshir
List of NATO installations in Afghanistan
List_of_NATO_installations_in_Afghanistan
1979–1989 armed conflict in South Asia
in the eastern provinces, or when the Mujahideen besieged towns, such as Khost in Paktia province in July 1983. But in campaigns of the latter type the
Soviet–Afghan_War
provide security along the Khost-Gardez Pass, a critical route through the Sulaiman Mountains, which connects downtown Khost to Gardez City. FB Wilderness
Firebase_Wilderness
Second-level administrative subdivision of Afghanistan
wa Gharu – formerly part of Khost Wa Fereng District Guzargahi Nur – formerly part of Khost Wa Fereng District Khinjan Khost wa Fereng Khwaja Hijran – formerly
Districts_of_Afghanistan
Afghan cricketer
December 2021. "PAL vs HIS, Green Afghanistan One Day Cup 2022, 6th Match at Khost, May 18, 2022 - Full Scorecard". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 16 March 2024.
Ijaz_Ahmad_Ahmadzai
Pashtun tribe in Pakistan and Afghanistan
districts in the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, city of Attock area Chhachh, and Khost Province of Afghanistan. Ghulam Ishaq Khan (1915-2006) Dr Niaz Ali Khan
Ismailkhel
US Army Master Sergeant (1963 – 2009)
bombing while working for Xe Services (formerly Blackwater) at a CIA base in Khost, Afghanistan. Paresi, the son of a Vietnam War veteran, was born at Seattle's
Dane_Paresi
Military unit
included Khost and Paktika provinces, all on the border with Pakistan; brigade headquarters was at Forward Operating Base Salerno in Khost. Known as
501st_Infantry_Regiment
Former American soldier who was captured by the Taliban after leaving his post
Taliban members to a special operations team in eastern Afghanistan, near Khost on the Pakistani border, in what was described as a "peaceful handover"
Bowe_Bergdahl
Pashtun tribe
where a larger British Artillery force engaged the tribesmen. During the Khost rebellion, the Shinwari aligned themselves with the Afghan Government and
Shinwari
Pan-Islamist militant organization
of cruise missiles launched by the U.S. devastated an al-Qaeda base in Khost, Afghanistan. The network's capacity was unharmed. In late 1999 and 2000
Al-Qaeda
American intelligence officer (1972–2009)
Reserve major who was killed in action during the Camp Chapman attack in Khost, Afghanistan, in 2009. Brown's death occurred while he was working for the
Harold_Brown_Jr.
reported that Mehsud was killed by unknown gunmen in the Gulan refugee camp in Khost Province, Afghanistan. Local security sources and tribal elders indicated
Qari_Saifullah_Mehsud
District in Chechen Republic, Russia
Ачхо́й-Марта́новский райо́н; Chechen: Тӏеьха-Мартан кӏошт, Theẋa-Martan khoşt) is an administrative and municipal district (raion), one of fifteen in
Achkhoy-Martanovsky_District
Pashtun Tribe
found in Afghanistan and Pakistan They are most prominent in the Paktia and Khost provinces in the Loya Paktia region of southeastern Afghanistan but also
Zazi
Canadian journalist
AP photographer Anja Niedringhaus were in a convoy of journalists near Khost, reporting on the national elections, protected by elements of the Afghan
Kathy_Gannon
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Pashtun_Hujra
Mughal emperor from 1526 to 1530
Emperor Barbul Mirza unknown d. infancy Mehr Jahan Begum b. unknown at Khost d. infancy Aisan Daulat Begum unknown d. infancy Faruq Mirza 2 August 1526
Babur
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Beautiful
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Welsh name HENWYNEB means "old face."
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Doubly fruitful. Form of Hebrew Ephraim.
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Spanish
Variant spelling of Italian/Spanish form of Agapito, AGAPETO means "beloved."
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Old German name SALIDA means "happiness, joy."
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Celebrity, Indian, Telugu
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