Khost Province

Khost () is one of the thirty-four provinces of Afghanistan. It is in the east of the country. Khost province used to be part of Paktia Province in the past. Its capital is Khost.

The current Governor of the Province is Abdul Jabbar Naeemi.Naval Postgraduate school Khost Province Executive summary

There are 638,849 living in the Province.  They are mostly Pashtun. 

Districts
300px|thumb|left|Districts of Khost (not showing the Shamal District).
 Districts of Khost ProvinceDistrictCapitalPopulationhttp://www.mrrd.gov.af/nabdp/Provincial%20Profiles/Khost%20PDP%20Provincial%20profile.pdf  Khost Provincial ProfileAreaAfghanistan Geographic & Thematic LayersNotesBak    27,675    Gurbuz    30,751    Zazi Maidan    23,197    Khost Matun    160,214    Mandozayi    61,682    Musakhel    41,998    Nadir Shah Kot    37,193    Qalandar    11,406    Sabari    89,779    Shamal    13,523    Shifted from Paktia Province in 2005Spera    26,685    Tani    67,096    Tirazayi        

References

Category:Provinces of Afghanistan