Spera District

Spera District is situated in the most southwestern part of Khost Province, Afghanistan. It borders with Paktia Province to the south and west, Shamal District to the north. To the east it borders Nadir Shah Kot and Tani districts and Pakistan. The population is 21,500 people. The district center is the village of Spera, situated in the central part of the district.

Spera

Spera (German: Spier) is a comune in Trentino in the northern Italian region Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol, located about 30 kilometres (19 mi) east of Trento. As of 31 December 2004, it had a population of 555 and an area of 3.3 square kilometres (1.3 sq mi).

Spera borders the following municipalities: Scurelle, Strigno and Samone.

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Spera (disambiguation)

Spera is a comune in Italy.

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Spera, Khost Province

Spera (also spelt Sperah and Speyrah) is a village and the district center of Spera District, Khost Province, Afghanistan. It is located on 33°12′08″N 69°30′58″E / 33.2022°N 69.5161°E / 33.2022; 69.5161 at 1,790 m altitude.

During the US occupation of Afghanistan, Sperah sat along a highly-used smuggling route from Pakistan into Afghanistan. The area was known to harbor many ex-Taliban and Al Qaeda.

Sperah is the location where United States Army Ranger Pat Tillman was fatally shot and killed by friendly fire.

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