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Paktika is a province located in southeastern Afghanistan, bordering Pakistan. It matters as a strategically important region along Afghanistan's eastern frontier and has been a significant area of concern due to security challenges and militant activity in the region.
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- Instance of
- province of Afghanistan
- Country
- Afghanistan
- Located in
- Afghanistan
- Contains
- Zerok District
- Capital
- Sharana
- Official language
- Pashto
- Population
- 393800
- Area
- 19482.0
- Elevation
- 2306
- Time zone
- UTC+04:30
- Shares border with
- Paktia Province
- Image
- 110904-A-AR883-007.jpg
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- Commons category
- Paktika Province
- topic's main category
- Category:Paktika Province
- office held by head of government
- governor
- category of associated people
- Category:People from Paktika Province
- native label
- پکتیکا
- different from
- Paktia Province
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Encyclopedic overview
Paktika (Pashto, Dari: پکتیکا) is one of the 34 provinces of Afghanistan, located in the eastern part of the country. Forming part of the larger Loya Paktia region, Paktika has a population of about 789,000 residents, who are mostly ethnic Pashtuns but smaller communities of Tajiks and others may also be found in the province. The town of Sharana serves as the provincial capital, while the most populous city is Urgun.
In 2021, the Taliban gained control of the province during the 2021 Taliban offensive.
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