Tarinkot District

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Tarinkot
ترينکوټ
District
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Tarinkot
Location within Afghanistan [1]
Coordinates: 32°40′48″N65°55′12″E / 32.68000°N 65.92000°E / 32.68000; 65.92000
Country Flag of the Taliban.svg Afghanistan
Province Uruzgan Province
CapitalTarinkot
Population
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100,000
U.S. Army soldier watching Afghans pass during a logistics inspection in Tarinkot. U.S. Army 1st Lt. Patrick Gurski, foreground, with a security force assistance team (SFAT) with the 56th Infantry Brigade Combat Team, Texas Army National Guard, watches Afghans pass during a logistics 130604-A-FS372-018.jpg
U.S. Army soldier watching Afghans pass during a logistics inspection in Tarinkot.

Tarinkot District, also spelled as Tarin Kowt, [2] is a district of Uruzgan Province, Afghanistan. [1] The capital of the district and the province is the town called Tarinkot, which is among the least developed populated places in the country. [3]

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In Tarinkot district, two Pashtun tribal confederations are represented, the Tareen or Tarin tribes: Popolzai, Barakzai, Alikozai, Achakzai; and the Ghilzai tribes: Tokhi, Hotak, Suleiman-Khel.

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References

  1. 1 2 "District Names". National Democratic Institute. Retrieved 8 June 2015.
  2. ↑ "Tarin Kowt and the battle for minds". 29 July 2011.
  3. ↑ "Lack of Bridge Over Tarinkot River Creates Challenges". TOLOnews. 9 January 2024. Retrieved 7 January 2025.


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