Janikhel District, Paktika
District in Paktika Province in eastern Afghanistan
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Janikhel (Pashto: جانيخېل ولسوالۍ, Persian: ولسوالی جانیخیل) is a district in Paktika Province, in eastern Afghanistan. It was created in 2004 out of a part of Khairkot District.
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 36,237 (CSO 2019).[1] According to the same sources, Pashtuns make up 100% of the total population.
References
- ^ "Estimated Population of Afghanistan 2019-20" (PDF). Central Statistics Organization. 18 November 2019. p. 22. Archived from the original (PDF) on 9 June 2020. Retrieved 6 April 2020.
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Paktika Province
Capital: Sharana
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