Loya Paktia
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Loya Paktia is a traditional region in southeastern Afghanistan encompassing several Pashtun-majority provinces known for their tribal culture and historical significance.
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
historical region
ⓘ
traditional region ⓘ |
| associatedWithTribe |
Ahmadzai
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Khostwal NERFINISHED ⓘ Mangal NERFINISHED ⓘ Tani NERFINISHED ⓘ Zadran NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| borderingCountry | Pakistan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| borderRegionOf | Durand Line NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| capitalCityOfKeyProvince |
Gardez
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Khost city NERFINISHED ⓘ Sharana NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| containsProvince |
Ghazni Province
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Khost Province NERFINISHED ⓘ Logar Province NERFINISHED ⓘ Paktia Province NERFINISHED ⓘ Paktika Province NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | Afghanistan ⓘ |
| customaryLaw | Pashtunwali NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | Pashtuns NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| governanceForm |
informal customary law
ⓘ
tribal leadership ⓘ |
| hasConflictHistory |
Soviet–Afghan War
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
post-2001 Afghan conflict ⓘ |
| hasCulturalFeature |
code of honor
ⓘ
jirga tradition ⓘ tribal councils ⓘ |
| hasMajorityEthnicGroup | Pashtuns NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasStrategicImportance |
border security
ⓘ
insurgency dynamics in Afghanistan ⓘ |
| hasSubregion | Khost-Gardez area NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasTribalSystem | Pashtunwali NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalRole |
center of Pashtun tribal resistance
ⓘ
important region in Afghan state formation ⓘ |
| knownFor |
Pashtun tribal structure
ⓘ
historical significance ⓘ tribal culture ⓘ |
| language | Pashto ⓘ |
| locatedIn | southeastern Afghanistan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Afghanistan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| regionType | Pashtun tribal area ⓘ |
| religion | Sunni Islam ⓘ |
| securityRelevance |
Taliban insurgency
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
cross-border militancy ⓘ |
| timePeriod |
modern Afghanistan
ⓘ
pre-modern Afghanistan ⓘ |
| usedIn |
Afghan political discourse
ⓘ
ethnographic studies of Pashtuns ⓘ |
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