Mandozai District ( ps, مندوزی وسلوالۍ, fa, ولسوالی مندوزی) (or ماندېزای ,ماندوزای), also known as Ismail Khel (Pashto: اسماعيل خېل), is situated in the central part of
Khost Province
Khost ( Pashto/ Dari: ) is one of the 34 provinces of Afghanistan, located in the southeastern part of the country. Khost consists of thirteen districts and the city of Khost serves as the capital of the province. To the east, Khost Province is ...
,
Afghanistan
Afghanistan, officially the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan,; prs, امارت اسلامی افغانستان is a landlocked country located at the crossroads of Central Asia and South Asia. Referred to as the Heart of Asia, it is bordere ...
. It borders
Nadir Shah Kot District to the north and west,
Khost (Matun) District
Khost (Matun) District ( ps, خوست ولسوالۍ) is situated in the central and eastern part of Khost Province, Afghanistan. The district center is the town of Khost. Khost Airfield is situated southeast of the town of Khost.
History
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to the east,
Gurbuz District
Gurbuz District ( ps, ګربز ولسوالۍ, fa, ولسوالی گربز) is situated in the southeast part of Khost Province, Afghanistan. It borders Tani District to the west, Mando Zayi and Khost districts to the north and Khyber Pakhtunkh ...
to the southwest and
Tani District Tani District ( ps, تڼي ولسوالۍ, fa, ولسوالی تنی) is situated in the southern part of Khost Province, Afghanistan. It borders Spera District to the west, Nadir Shah Kot and Mando Zayi to the north, Gurbuz District to the east ...
to the south. The population is 50,000 (2006). The district center is the village of
Dadwal
Ḍaḍwāl ( ps, ډاډوال) is a village and the center of Ismailkhel and Mandozai District in Khost Province, Afghanistan. It is located on at 1267m altitude on south side of Shamal river, it is connected to north a village Aliwat by a brid ...
.
On 23 November 2009, according to the Afghan Ministry of Interior, four people, including two women were killed when gunmen opened fire on their vehicle returning home to Khost city.
["Afghanistan: Children killed in bomb attack in Khost City." 24 November 2009. Accessed at: https://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5hvWEqwq3CrRvaQCmt21MfoYhjZJQD9C5SPI00]
References
External links
AIMS District Map
Districts of Khost Province
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