Khost

خوست
خوست
City
	Coordinates: 33°19′59″N 69°55′01″E / 33.33306°N 69.91694°ECoordinates: 33°19′59″N 69°55′01″E / 33.33306°N 69.91694°E
Country	Afghanistan
Province	Khost Province
District	Khost District
Elevation	1,225 m (4,019 ft)
Population (2006)
• City	160,214
• Urban	106,083
Time zone	UTC+4:30 (Afghanistan Standard Time)

Khost (Pashto: خوستcode: ps is deprecated ) is a city in eastern Afghanistan. It is the capital of Khost Province. There are about 160,000 people in the city. Khost is located about 150 kilometers south of Kabul.

Khost Media

A business centre in the town centre under construction in 2007
Pashtuns make up the majority of Khost population

References

↑ "The State of Afghan Cities report2015". Archived from the original on 2015-10-31.
↑ ""Khost", The National Area-Based Development Program (NABDP), Ministry of Rural Rehabilitation and Development" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2010-01-06. Retrieved 2012-04-17.

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[1] "The State of Afghan Cities report2015". Archived from the original on 2015-10-31.

[2] ""Khost", The National Area-Based Development Program (NABDP), Ministry of Rural Rehabilitation and Development" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2010-01-06. Retrieved 2012-04-17.

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