Paktia (Pashto پکتيا – Paktyā) is one of the 34 provinces of Afghanistan, located in the east of the country. Forming part of the larger Loya Paktia region, Paktia Province is divided into 15 districts and has a population of roughly 623,000, [3] which is mostly a tribal society living in rural areas.

Paktia (Pashto: پکتيا - Paktyā) is a province under Afghanistan. Its capital (city) is Gardez. There are about 1.3 million people who live in the Province. Most of the people are Pashtun.

Lōya Paktiā (Pashto: لويه پکتيا; lit. Greater Paktia) is a historical and cultural region of Afghanistan, comprising the modern Afghan provinces of Khost, Paktia, and Paktika, as well as parts of Logar [1] and compromises Kurram, Bannu and Waziristan of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.

Paktika is the southernmost part of a historical region known as Greater Paktia (Pashto: لویه پکتیا, Loya Paktia), that was once a unified province including Paktia, Khost and parts of Ghazni and Logar.

17 hours ago · GARDEZ (Pajhwok): A six-month long vocational training programme involving 280 youth has been initiated in southeastern Paktia province, an official announced on Tuesday. Labour and Social Affairs Director Qari Mohammad Rahim Nasrat told a ceremony in this regard the participants would receive both theoretical and practical training in mobile ...

Paktia is one of the 34 provinces of Afghanistan, located in the east of the country. Forming part of the larger Loya Paktia region, Paktia Province is divided into 15 districts and has a population of roughly 623,000, which is mostly a tribal society living in rural areas.

Paktya Province is located in eastern Afghanistan, on the Afghanistan - Pakistan border. The population of approximately 400,000 consists of 91% Pashtun and 9% Tajik; they live primarily in rural areas. There are over 1100 provincial aid projects at a cost of over US$ 12 million.

Jun 11, 2016 · Paktia is one of the 34 provinces of Afghanistan, located in the east of the country. The province is divided into eleven districts and has a population of roughly 525,000, which is mostly a tribal society living in rural areas.

Paktia, located in eastern Afghanistan, is a mountainous province that borders Pakistan. Known for its rugged terrain and lush valleys, Paktia has a predominantly Pashtun population, along with other ethnic groups, including Hazaras and Tajiks.

Aug 14, 2021 · After a siege of almost two months, the centre of the strategic district of Zurmat in Paktia province fell into the hands of the Taleban on 2 July 2021. This followed the successive collapse of 11 of the 14 districts of Paktia to the Taleban within six days in late June/early July.