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Zurmat [pronunciation?] (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.
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.
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.
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 waged a...
Within Afghanistan, it borders Logar Province, Ghazni Province, Paktika Province, and Khost Province, in counterclockwise order. Paktia is a largely mountainous province, with most of the population living in the central valley stretching from Ahmadkhel in the east down through Zurmat and into neighboring Paktika province .
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.
Sep 4, 2019 · Public services in Zurmat district are delivered and monitored by the Afghan government and by NGOs, such as the International Rescue Committee, Medical Refresher Courses for Afghans (MRCA)...
