Ahmad Aba District ( ps, احمد ابا ولسوالۍ, fa, ولسوالی احمد آبا), also known as Ahmadabad District, is a district in Paktia Province, Afghanistan. It is located to the east of

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, the provincial capital of Paktia. Ahmad Aba District was created in 2005 within

Said Karam District Said Karam ( ps, سيدکرم ولسوالۍ, fa, ولسوالی سیدکرم) is a district in Paktia Province, Afghanistan. The main town in the district is Khandkhel. The district is within the heartland of the Muqbil tribe of Pashtuns.

History

On 16 May 2020, in an overnight attack on a security checkpoint in Ahmad Aba District, the Taliban killed eight

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and wounded nine others. The soldiers had been providing security for a multi-purpose dam.

External links

*Tom Coghlan.
Can tribes take on the Taleban?
, BBC News (26 December 2007).
Paktika Executive Summary
(PDF) at

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References

Districts of Paktia Province {{Paktia-geo-stub