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Aug 14, 2021 · After a siege of almost two months, the centre of the strategic district of Zurmat in Paktia province fell into the hands of the Taleban on 2 July 2021. This followed the successive collapse of 11 of the 14 districts of Paktia to the Taleban within six days in late June/early July.
( Pashto: زرمت ولسوالۍ / Persian: ولسوالی زرمت) is a district in the Paktia Province of Afghanistan. [1] . The main town is Zurmat, which is one of the main cities of the region of Loya Paktia . Geography. Zurmat borders Logar, Ghazni, and Paktika provinces. Tamir is the main bazaar of the district.
The Shah-i-Kot Valley (also Shahi-Kot, Shah-e-Kot and other variant spellings) is a valley in the Paktia province of Afghanistan, southeast of the town of Zormat. The terrain in and around the valley is notoriously rugged, located at a mean altitude of 9,000 feet (2,700 m).
Mar 4, 2016 · In early January 2016, an Afghan National Security Force (ANSF) operation in Zurmat, a southern district of Paktia province, resulted in civilian casualties. According to local residents, the Afghan National Army (ANA) soldiers’ heavy shelling of villages they suspected to be Taleban hideouts caused the most harm.
Jul 22, 2021 · For 40 days, the Taliban besieged Zurmat’s district compound in Afghanistan’s Paktia province. While the group contested and controlled much of the district for the last two decades, it...
Zurmat (Pashto: زرمت) is the main town of Zurmat District in Paktia Province, Afghanistan. Zurmat is the largest city of Paktia Province, while Zurmat District, with a population of 109,805, is also the most populous district of the province.
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May 12, 2024 · Home » Reports » Economy, Development, Environment » After the Deluge: Personal accounts of rain and floods in Zurmat district. The rain and snow that has fallen in recent weeks has eased the hearts of Afghan farmers and given them hope that the multi-year drought has finally ended. At the same time, heavy rain falling on dry, parched land ...
