Surobi Dam
Surobi ( ps, سروبي) may refer to: * Surobi, Kabul, a town and district centre in Kabul Province, Afghanistan ** Surobi District (Kabul), a district in Kabul Province, Afghanistan * Surobi, Nangarhar, a community in Nangarhar Province, Afghanistan * Surobi District (Paktika), a district in Paktika Province, Afghanistan ** Surobi, Paktika, a district center in Paktika Province Paktika (Pashto/Dari: ) 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, mostly ethnic Pashtuns. The town of Sharana ...

Surobi, Kabul
Surōbī ( ps, سروبي) is a town and the center of Surobi District in Kabul Province, Afghanistan, located at the junction of the Kabul River and Panjshir River. Surobi is located on at 998 m altitude between Kabul and Jalalabad. The population was more than 22,000 people in 2007. It was the Hezbi Islami's stronghold from 1987 to 1995. A Hezb-e-Islami commander called Faryadi Zardad had his headquarters there and tortured people. He was later prosecuted in London for his crimes. Surobi was the only district in Kabul province not to be part of ISAF's security transition. Gallery Image:Sorobi_tree.jpg Image:Sorobi_waterside.jpg, Kabul River See also *Kabul Province Kabul (Persian: ), situated in the east of the country, is one of the thirty-four provinces of Afghanistan. The capital of the province is Kabul city, which is also Afghanistan's capital and largest city. The population of the Kabul Province is ... References Populated places in Kabul Province< ...
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Surobi District (Kabul)
Surobi, Sarobi, or Sarubi District ( ps, سروبي ولسوالۍ) is a district of Kabul Province, Afghanistan. Its capital, Surobi, lies about 60 kilometres east of Kabul along the A01 highway, although much of the district lies northeast of Kabul. Surobi is famous all over Afghanistan as it is birthplace to Faisal Babakarkhail a well known Jihadi commander famous for his bravery and courage against Soviet Troops. Its principal river is the Kabul River. History In the 1990s, the Khalid Bin Whalid training camp was situated in the district. In 1998, the camp was leveled by U.S. cruise missiles in retaliation for the 1998 United States embassy bombings. On July 23, 2007, an improvised explosive device detonated near a US vehicle in the district, killing four soldiers: 1st Sgt. Michael S. Curry Jr., Sgt. Travon T. Johnson, Pfc. Adam J. Davis and Pfc. Jessy S. Rogers. "One of the last reports of Uzbek IMU (Islamic Movement of Uzbekistan) fighters active inside Afghanistan" ...
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Surobi, Nangarhar
Sorubi is a community in the southern corner of Rodat District, Nangarhar Province, Afghanistan. The ''New York Times'' reports that one of the leaders of the Eastern Shura, a provisional government set up in Nangarhar Province on November 16, 2001, after the Taliban The Taliban (; ps, طالبان, ṭālibān, lit=students or 'seekers'), which also refers to itself by its state (polity), state name, the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan, is a Deobandi Islamic fundamentalism, Islamic fundamentalist, m ... retreated, was the leader of an anti-Taliban militia, from Sorubi, named Ezatullah. See also * Nangarhar Province References Populated places in Nangarhar Province {{Nangarhar-geo-stub ...
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Surobi District (Paktika)
Surobi, Sarobi or Sarubi District ( ps, سروبي ولسوالۍ, fa, ولسوالی سروبی) is a district of Paktika Province, Afghanistan, with a population of 48,291 people. It is situated northeast of Gomal, west of Barmal and south of Urgun and Sar Hawza. The Kharoti tribe of Ghilji Pashtuns Pashtuns (, , ; ps, پښتانه, ), also known as Pakhtuns or Pathans, are an Iranian ethnic group who are native to the geographic region of Pashtunistan in the present-day countries of Afghanistan and Pakistan. They were historically r ... have a strong presence here.Paktika Personalities: An Examination of the Tribes and the Significant People of a Traditional Pashtun Province - Timothy S. Timmons and Rashid Hassanpoor (2007) References Districts of Paktika Province {{Paktika-geo-stub ...
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