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'''Khost''', also transliterated '''Khowst''', is the capital of [[Khost Province]] in Afghanistan. It is on the eastern border with Pakistan.
'''Khost''', also transliterated '''Khowst''', is the capital of [[Khost Province]] in Afghanistan. It is on the eastern border with Pakistan.


It is on a plateau,1 km high, 150 kilometers south of [[Kabul]] and 100 kilometers from [[Gardez]] that extends to the East for about 40 km until the Pakistan border. The plateau rises to peaks 2500 to 3500 km to the north, and to 1800 m in the south.  The Khowst valley is blocked by 3km mountains in the west.
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The fall of Khost, in 1991, was the beginning of the end for Communist Kabul, as Khost commanded the approaches to it. Khost was a key al-Qaeda training facility in 1997.
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With the recent U.S. change of command in Afghanistan, there has been an upswing of attacks in Khost, especially near-simultaneous suicide attacks.

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Khost, also transliterated Khowst, is the capital of Khost Province in Afghanistan. It is on the eastern border with Pakistan.

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