Paktika is one of the 34 provinces of Afghanistan, located in the eastern part of the country. Forming part of the larger Loya Paktia region, Paktika has a population of about 789,000 residents, who a
The Afghan national flag (2002-2021) overlooks a valley from an observation post at Paktika province in Afghanistan
A convoy with members of Task Force 2–28, 172nd Infantry Brigade and the Afghan National Army winds its way through a small valley on its way back to Forward Operating Base Orgun-E from Combat Outpost Zerok. (2011)
A member of the US military inside a military base in 2012
Afghan Local Police and ANSF moving up a mountain pass
Afghanistan, officially the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan, is a landlocked country located at the crossroads of Central and South Asia. It is bordered by Pakistan to the east and south, Iran to the w
Paktika Province
…Paktika پکتیکا Province The Afghan national flag (2002-2021) overlooks a valley from an observation post at Paktika province in Afghanistan Map of Afghanistan with Paktika highlighted Coordinates (Capital): Country Afghanistan Capital Sharana Largest city Urgun Government • Governor Abdullah…
Tents of Afghan nomads in the northern Badghis Province. Early peasant farming villages came into existence about 7,000 years ago.
A "Bactrian gold" Scythian belt depicting Dionysus, from Tillya Tepe in the ancient region of Bactria
Portrait of Ahmad Shah Durrani, c. 1757
Afghan tribesmen in 1841, painted by British officer James Rattray