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30-601: 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). Shah-i-Kot means "Place of the Kings" in Pashto and it has historically been a redoubt for Afghan guerrillas hiding from foreign invaders. The area

60-584: A deadly rocket attack at Gardez in February 2002. February 2003, the 1st Provincial Reconstruction Team (PRT) in Gardez commenced with the objective of providing funding for local Afghan projects concurrent to a reinforced security presence in overwatch. The PRT Gardez composition includes a reinforced platoon from the 504th 82nd ABN along with US Army Civil Affairs contingent plus Special Forces. In March 2003, USAID and State Department representatives joined

90-427: A few salvos, Soviet artillery replied and silenced some of the mujahideen's guns, with the commander of the first platoon, Lt. Viktor Gagarin, directing fire via radio. When rebel fire slackened, it was clear that this was the beginning of an infantry assault. The airborne troopers were attacked by a coordinated and well-armed force of between 200 and 250 mujahideen. Attacks were made from two directions, indicating that

120-462: A force of up to 200 to 250 Mujahideen rebels. Soviet commanders wanted to secure the entire section of the road from Gardez to Khost. One of the most important points was the nameless hill designated Hill 3234 by its height of 3234 meters, which was assigned to the 9th Company of the 345th Independent Guards Airborne Regiment led by Colonel Valery Vostrotin. The 39-man company landed on the hilltop on 7 January 1988, tasked with creating and holding

150-543: A hilltop strong point from which to observe and control a long section of the road beneath and thus secure it for the safe passage of convoys. Shortly after landing, the airborne troopers, who were well trained and experienced in Afghan conditions, started to take up positions which covered both the road and the uphill passages. Just as they had dug in, the mujahideen began their attack at 1530 hrs. First they fired with all possible weapons including recoilless guns and RPGs. After

180-622: A nation, that is, a collection of people and the locations where they lived. For example, the land of the Germani was Germania. so the word "ia" is a Greek word which means "land of" as Armenia, Syria, Australia. India was known as "Sapt-Sindhu" - which means seven rivers in Sanskrit- Indus (known as Sindhu then), The name of India is a corruption of the word Sindhu . Persians uttered 's' as 'h' and called this land Hindu. Greeks pronounced this name as Indus and The Romans picked up

210-602: A people living in the region which includes south-eastern province ( Loya Paktia ) in Afghanistan and northern parts of Pakistan . The terms Pashtun and Pashto have only been in use for the past 500 years. Prior to that Pashtuns were the Pakhtas of Rig Veda and Paktuans of Herodotus . the word "-ia" is a Latin ending (-ia in Ancient Greek) used to form abstract nouns. In this case, the "abstract" noun referred to

240-719: A skilled birth attendant fell from 9% in 2005 to 3% in 2011. The overall literacy rate (6+ years of age) fell from 35% in 2005 to 27% in 2011. The overall net enrolment rate (6–13 years of age) fell from 65% in 2005 to 24% in 2011. Paktia shares a border with the Kurram district of the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province in Pakistan. Within Afghanistan, it borders Logar Province , Ghazni Province , Paktika Province , and Khost Province , in counterclockwise order. Paktia

270-449: 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 . The eastern part of the province, particularly Tsamkani and Dand Aw Patan , is a second valley leading into Pakistan. Jaji (Zazi) and Jani Khel districts are largely mountainous with much smaller inhabited valleys. The Khost-Gardez Pass area, to

300-525: Is known as (dandakai) which is made from rice and mung bean or green gram. It's also significant for being the area where Operation Magistral by The Soviet Union took place. Late Nov, of 1987, to Jan, of 1988 is then it took place, when Soviet Forces retreated. In 2021, the Taliban gained control of the province during the 2021 Taliban offensive . Paktia (pashto پکتیا - Paktya) is the land of pakthas or pakth (pashto - پکهت), According to Mandala 7 of

330-484: Is one of the 34 provinces of Afghanistan , located in the east of the country. Forming part of the larger Loya Paktia region, Paktia Province is divided into 15 districts and has a population of roughly 623,000, which is mostly a tribal society living in rural areas. Pashtuns make up the majority of the population and a small percentage include Tajiks . Gardez is the provincial capital. The traditional food in Paktia

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360-400: Is one the oldest Aryan tribe. And their land is Loya paktia Paktia used to be a unified province with Khost and Paktika until Khost became a separate province in 1985. These three provinces are now referred to as Loya Paktia , meaning "Greater Paktia". Paktia came to prominence during the 1980s, when a significant portion of Afghanistan's leadership originated from the province. Some of

390-476: Is predominantly Pashtun , with a small Tajik population." According to the figures below, the ethnic groups of the province are as follows: 91% Pashtun and 9% Tajiks . Gerda Serai , Ahmadkhel , and Mirzaka are unofficial districts. Pactyans (Redirected from Pactyans ) Ancient Vedic Indo-Aryan tribe [REDACTED] location of Pakthas among early Indo-Aryan peoples and tribes Pakthas or Pakhtas

420-519: The Afridi tribe . -Herodotus, The Histories, Book III, Chapter 91, Section 4 So what does the word "pactyan" mean !? to understand what does it mean, we have to do the same thing that we did before. If we translate pactyan or pactian into pashto we will get the word "پکتیاوال" which we use it for a person from Loya patkia . the word "ian" denotes the people belongs to any country or land. So pashtuns are pactyan, pactyans are pakthas and pakth

450-481: The Khataba raid . U.S. special forces were later accused of attempting to cover up the incident. Head of Joint Special Operations Command , U.S. Vice Admiral William McRaven stated that the deaths were a "terrible mistake", offered an apology, accepted responsibility for the deaths and made a traditional Afghan condolence offering of sheep. After some early unrest a long period of relative calm followed, despite

480-1225: The Rigveda (RV 7.18.7), "Together came the Pakthas (44?4), the Bhalanas, the Alinas, the Sivas, the Visanins. Yet to the Trtsus came the Arya's Comrade, through love of spoil and heroes' war, to lead them". The Pakthas were one of the tribes that fought against Sudas in the Dasarajna the Battle of the Ten Kings (dasarajna). The battle of the 10 Kings took place before Mahabharat , so at least around 5000 BC. Pakthas are an ancient people that find reference in Sanskrit and allegedly in Greek sources as

510-418: The 1st Provincial Reconstruction Team (PRT) in Gardez. In September 2006, Governor Hakim Taniwal was killed by a Taliban suicide bomber as he left his office in Gardez. At the time, Taniwal was the highest-ranking post-Taliban official to be killed by insurgent forces in the country. On 12 February 2010, five civilians including two pregnant women and a teenage girl were killed by U.S. special forces during

540-559: The 1st millennium BCE. Herodotus ( The Father of the History ) - An ancient Greek historian, wrote a book 2500 years ago in 500BC. He used the word Pactyans (pashto-پاکتیان) for Pashtuns who lived in Loy Paktia (which includes modern Afghanistan and Pakhtunkhwa regions). -Herodotus, The Histories, Book III, Chapter 102, Section 1 Herodotus also mentions a tribe of known as Aparytai ('AntapÚtal). Thomas Holdich has linked them with

570-856: The Hindus . Cambridge Scholars Publishing. p. 114. ISBN   978-1-4438-6592-0 . ^ Macdonell, Arthur Anthony; Keith, Arthur Berriedale (1912). Vedic Index of Names and Subjects . Vol. I. John Murray. p. 464. ^ Sonawani, Sanjay (2015-04-16). Origins of the Vedic Religion: And Indus-Ghaggar Civilisation . Booktango. p. 146. ISBN   978-1-4689-5713-6 . Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Pakhtas&oldid=1228656059 " Categories : Indo-Aryan peoples Tribes described primarily by Herodotus Hidden categories: Articles with short description Short description

600-538: The Red Banner and Order of the Red Star . According to Soviet estimates, the mujahideen lost over 200 men. And Soviets lost 70–200 men . The Mujahideen wore black uniforms with rectangular black-yellow-red stripes. Immediately after the fall of the Taliban government , Paktia was one of the most chaotic regions in the country, as a small civil war broke out between rival militia commanders for control of

630-497: The assailants may have been assisted by rebels trained in Pakistan by American agents. During the ensuing battle, the Soviet unit was in constant communication with headquarters and received everything the leadership of 40th Army had to offer in terms of artillery support, ammunition, reinforcements, and helicopter evacuation of the wounded. The exhausted and mostly wounded Soviets were nearly out of ammunition but continued to occupy

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660-564: The hill until the last convoy passed through the road below. The Soviet forces sustained very low casualties, with six men killed and 28 injured out of 39. Two of the soldiers killed, Vyacheslav Alexandrovich Alexandrov and Andrey Alexandrovich Melnikov , were posthumously awarded the golden star of the Hero of the Soviet Union . All of the paratroopers in this battle were given the Order of

690-637: The more notable leaders include Najibullah Ahmadzai (a former President of Afghanistan ), Mohammad Aslam Watanjar , Shahnawaz Tanai , and Sayed Muhammad Gulabzoi . Between 7 and 8 January 1988, in Paktia Province, near the Pakistani–Afghan border, the Battle for Hill 3234 took place, which was a successful defensive action fought by the 345th Independent Guards Airborne Regiment, 39 Soviet Airborne Troops, in Soviet occupied Afghanistan against

720-488: The name and the "land of Indus" came to be known as "India". they were Indus and as we know the word "ia" mean "the land of" so it becomes India the land of Indus. Now we know that they did the same thing with pakthus Pakthus pakt/pakth-ia (la=land of) = paktia, The land of pakthus. Pactyan (pactian) These Pactyans lived on the eastern frontier of the Achaemenid Arachosia Satrapy as early as

750-573: The occasional high-profile incident such as the 2006 assassination of the governor, by a suicide bomber. There was a rise in violent incidents when the pullout of American troops neared in 2014. Some regions of Paktia are also believed to be a safe haven for militants from the Haqqani network , an anti-government combat organisation involved in the Taliban insurgency . The percentage of households with clean drinking water increased from 30% in 2005 to 36% in 2011. The percentage of births attended to by

780-488: The province, and Taliban and al-Qaeda fighters gave occupying U.S. troops some of their heaviest losses in the cave complexes south of Gardez. Paktia was the site of heavy fighting between Taliban insurgents and ISAF -backed Afghan National Security Forces . Paktia was one of the last redoubts of organized Taliban resistance; much of Operation Anaconda took place in Zurmat , Paktia's largest district. Pacha Khan Zadran

810-515: The south of Gardez, is mountainous with settlements limited to the main pass and smaller valleys. As of 2005, Azra district is no longer a part of Paktya. It has been attached to Logar province to the north, to which it is much more closely connected by roadways and people. As of 2021, the total population of the province is 622,831. According to the Institute for the Study of War , "The province

840-677: Was an ancient Vedic Indo-Aryan tribe living in the northern borderlands of South Asia . They are considered to be one of the possible ancestors of modern Pakhtun people. They are identified with " Pactyans " by Herodotus . See also [ edit ] Paktia Province Paktika Province Loya Paktia References [ edit ] ^ Prasad, R. U. S. (2020-10-06). The Rig-Vedic and Post-Rig-Vedic Polity (1500 BCE-500 BCE) . Vernon Press. p. 67. ISBN   978-1-64889-001-7 . ^ Pradhan, Shrinivas Vasudeo (2014-08-11). The Elusive Aryans: Archaeological Search and Vedic Research; The Origin of

870-483: Was appointed provincial governor by Hamid Karzai in January 2002, but Zadran faced strong local opposition and was prevented from entering Gardez by Haji Saifullah, a local tribal elder who considered Zadran to be a "smuggler", "tyrant" and "killer". Forces loyal to Zadran attacked Gardez several times and were resisted by Saifullah's militia, leading to many people being killed. Zadran was sacked by Karzai after ordering

900-561: Was the scene of fierce fighting between the Afghan mujahideen rebels and Soviet forces during the Soviet–Afghan War , as the battle for Hill 3234 . In 2002 the valley was also the scene of Operation Anaconda , one of the largest battles of the War in Afghanistan . This Paktia Province , Afghanistan location article is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Paktia Paktia ( Pashto پکتيا – Paktyā )

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