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'''Tsamkani''' ({{lang-ps|څمکني ولسوالۍ}}, {{lang-fa|ولسوالی چمکنی}}), also '''Chamkani''' or '''Samkani''', is a district in [[Paktia Province]], [[Afghanistan]].<ref name="mrrd-samkani">[http://www.mrrd-nabdp.org/DDP/Paktia/Samkani%20District%20Summary.pdf Samkani District Development Plan - MRRD] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110727095718/http://www.mrrd-nabdp.org/DDP/Paktia/Samkani%20District%20Summary.pdf |date=2011-07-27 }}</ref> The main town is [[Tsamkani]].
'''Tsamkani''' ({{langx|ps|څمکني ولسوالۍ}}, {{langx|fa|ولسوالی چمکنی}}), also '''Chamkani''' or '''Samkani''', is a district in [[Paktia Province]], [[Afghanistan]].<ref name="mrrd-samkani">{{usurped|1=[https://web.archive.org/web/20110727095718/http://www.mrrd-nabdp.org/DDP/Paktia/Samkani%20District%20Summary.pdf Samkani District Development Plan - MRRD]}}</ref> The main town is [[Tsamkani]]. The district is home to the [[Chamkani (Pashtun tribe)|Chamkani]] tribe of [[Pashtuns]].


==History==
==History==
On [[May 2020 Afghanistan attacks|16 May 2020]], the [[Taliban]] abducted 12 civilians in Tsamkani District, charging them for "collaborating with the government".<ref name="rfe1">{{Cite web|url=https://gandhara.rferl.org/a/afghan-soldiers-killed-in-attacks-on-security-checkpoints/30616102.html|title=11 Afghan Soldiers Killed In Attacks On Security Checkpoints|date=May 16, 2020|via=https://gandhara.rferl.org/}}</ref><ref name="rfe1"/><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.gulf-times.com/story/663316/Several-killed-in-Afghanistan-as-militants-attack-|title=Several killed in Afghanistan as militants attack checkpoints|date=May 16, 2020|via=https://www.gulf-times.com/}}</ref>
On [[May 2020 Afghanistan attacks|16 May 2020]], the [[Taliban]] abducted 12 civilians in Tsamkani District, charging them for "collaborating with the government".<ref name="rfe1">{{Cite web|url=https://gandhara.rferl.org/a/afghan-soldiers-killed-in-attacks-on-security-checkpoints/30616102.html|title=11 Afghan Soldiers Killed In Attacks On Security Checkpoints|date=May 16, 2020|website=gandhara.rferl.org/}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.gulf-times.com/story/663316/Several-killed-in-Afghanistan-as-militants-attack-|title=Several killed in Afghanistan as militants attack checkpoints|date=May 16, 2020|website=gulf-times.com/}}</ref>


==Demographics & population==
==Demographics and population==
Like in the rest of Afghanistan, no exact population numbers are available. The Afghan Ministry of Rural Rehabilitation & Development (MRRD) along with UNHCR and Central Statistics Office (CSO) of Afghanistan estimated the population of the district to be around 58,560 (CSO 2004).<ref name="mrrd-samkani"/> According to the same sources, [[Pashtun people|Pashtuns]] make up 100% of the total population.
Like in the rest of Afghanistan, no exact population numbers are available. The Afghan Ministry of Rural Rehabilitation & Development (MRRD) along with UNHCR and Central Statistics Office (CSO) of Afghanistan estimated the population of the district to be around 58,560 (CSO 2004).<ref name="mrrd-samkani"/> According to the same sources, [[Pashtun people|Pashtuns]] make up 100% of the total population.


==References==
==References==
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Latest revision as of 10:57, 21 October 2024

Districts of Paktia Province

Tsamkani (Pashto: څمکني ولسوالۍ, Persian: ولسوالی چمکنی), also Chamkani or Samkani, is a district in Paktia Province, Afghanistan.[1] The main town is Tsamkani. The district is home to the Chamkani tribe of Pashtuns.

History

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On 16 May 2020, the Taliban abducted 12 civilians in Tsamkani District, charging them for "collaborating with the government".[2][3]

Demographics and population

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Like in the rest of Afghanistan, no exact population numbers are available. The Afghan Ministry of Rural Rehabilitation & Development (MRRD) along with UNHCR and Central Statistics Office (CSO) of Afghanistan estimated the population of the district to be around 58,560 (CSO 2004).[1] According to the same sources, Pashtuns make up 100% of the total population.

References

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  1. ^ a b Samkani District Development Plan - MRRD[usurped]
  2. ^ "11 Afghan Soldiers Killed In Attacks On Security Checkpoints". gandhara.rferl.org/. May 16, 2020.
  3. ^ "Several killed in Afghanistan as militants attack checkpoints". gulf-times.com/. May 16, 2020.


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