Khost
Sign in to saveKhost (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 and has an estimated population of 170,615 people. It is the largest city in the southeastern part of the country, and also the largest in the region of Loya Paktia.
Key facts
- Settlement.name
- Khost
- Settlement.native_name
- خوست
- Settlement.settlement_type
- Provincial capital
- Settlement.image_skyline
- View of Khost, Afghanistan.jpg
- Settlement.image_caption
- View from the central hill toward Khost Mosque
- Settlement.pushpin_map
- Afghanistan
- Settlement.pushpin_label_position
- above
- Settlement.pushpin_map_caption
- Location in Afghanistan
- Settlement.subdivision_type
- Country
- Settlement.subdivision_type1
- Province
- Settlement.subdivision_name1
- Khost
- Settlement.subdivision_type2
- District
- Settlement.subdivision_name2
- Khost
- Settlement.government_type
- Municipality
- Settlement.leader_title
- Mayor
- Settlement.leader_name
- Mufti Shahzad Noor Rashid
- Settlement.population_as_of
- 2025
- Settlement.population_total
- 170615
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Article
17 sectionsContents
- Geography
- Land use
- Climate
- History
- 19th and 20th centuries
- Khost rebellions
- 21st century
- Demographics
- Economy
- Education
- Sports
- Stadiums
- Notable people
- See also
- Notes
- References
- External links
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 and has an estimated population of 170,615 people. It is the largest city in the southeastern part of the country, and also the largest in the region of Loya Paktia.
Khost is home to Shaikh Zayed University. The Khost International Airport is located in the eastern area of the city. The current mayor of the city is Mufti Shahzad Noor Rashid. His predecessor was Bismillah Bilal.