page_title: Khost Province
section_title: Demographics
hierarchical_section_title: Khost Province / Demographics
caption_attribution_description: Map of the districts of Khost province of Afghanistan. Created by Rarelibra 19:27, 29 March 2007 (UTC) for public domain use, using MapInfo Professional v8.5 and various mapping resources.
context_page_description: Khost is one of the 34 provinces of Afghanistan, located in the eastern part of the country. To the east, Khost Province is bordered by North Waziristan and Kurram in Pakistan. Khost Province used to be part of Paktia Province in the past, and the larger region surrounding Khost is still called Loya Paktia.
  The city of Khost serves as the capital of Khost province. The population of the province is around 546,800, which is mostly a tribal society. Khost Airport serves the province for domestic flights to Afghanistan's capital, Kabul.
context_section_description: The population of Khost province was estimated to be around 546,800. Other sources put the number at over a million.
  The Pashtun people make up 99% of the population, with the remaining 1% being Tajiks and others.
caption: Districts of Khost (not showing the Shamal District)
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