Spera District Explained

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. The district is within the heartland of the Zadran tribe of Pashtuns.[1] To the east it borders Nadir Shah Kot and Tani districts as well as Khyber Pakhtunkhwa in Pakistan. The population of Spera District is around 21,500 people. The district center is the village of Spera, situated in the central part of the district.

History

On 16 April 2022, Pakistani airstrikes targeted several villages in Spera District, including Afghan-Dubai, Pasa Mela, Mir Sapar, Mandata, and Kanai, and struck refugee camps belonging to internally displaced persons from Waziristan, killing at least 41 people, mainly women and children, and wounding 22 others.[2] [3] [4] [5] [6]

Spera was one of the districts most affected by the 2022 Afghanistan earthquake. Approximately 500 homes were destroyed, and 40 people were killed, with 95 others injured in the district.[7] [8] Many houses constructed primarily of mud and wood were razed to the ground. Heavy rain and the earthquake contributed to landslides that destroyed entire hamlets.[9]

Construction of new earthquake-resistant houses

In August 2022, new "earthquake-resistant houses" began to be constructed in the district for victims of the earthquake.[10] The project involves the establishment of 300 houses here and 2,000 homes in both the Gayan and Barmal districts of neighboring Paktika Province.[10]

External links

Notes and References

  1. https://www.nps.edu/documents/105988371/107571254/East_tribal_map07.pdf/e48b5c16-800d-42bb-9e24-3d84ac394666 Khost Province Tribal Map (Page 16)
  2. Web site: At least 47 dead in Afghanistan after Pakistan attacks: Officials. April 17, 2022. Al Jazeera.
  3. News: Casualties as Pakistan pounds civilian homes in Khost, Kunar. Qazafi. Mal. April 16, 2022. pajhwok.com.
  4. Web site: Pakistani rocket fire kills 45 Afghans, say Taliban. April 16, 2022. Daily Sabah.
  5. Web site: په خوست کې د پاکستاني الوتکو بمبارۍ درنه مرګ ژوبله اړولې. Deutsche Welle. April 16, 2022. ps.
  6. Web site: Witnesses Say Dozens Killed In Pakistani Air Strikes On Eastern Afghanistan Region. RFE/RL. April 16, 2022.
  7. News: Padshah . Safiullah . Ives . Mike . Afghanistan Live Updates: At Least 1,000 Killed in Earthquake, Official Media Says: The quake struck 28 miles southwest of the provincial capital of Khost. . 22 June 2022 . The New York Times . 22 June 2022 . 22 June 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220622130109/https://www.nytimes.com/live/2022/06/22/world/afghanistan-earthquake/afghanistan-earthquake-khost?smid=url-share . live.
  8. News: Mangal . Farooq Jan . Afghanistan earthquake survivors dig by hand as aid is delayed . 23 June 2022 . Al Jazeera . 23 June 2022 . 23 June 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220623083006/https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2022/6/23/afghanistan-earthquake-survivors-dig-by-hand-as-aid-is-delayed . live.
  9. News: Thousands of Afghanistan earthquake survivors remain without food and shelter despite aid coming in . 25 June 2022 . The New Arab . 25 June 2022 . 25 June 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220625014052/https://english.alaraby.co.uk/news/afghan-quake-survivors-without-food-despite-aid-coming . live.
  10. News: 2,300 ‘Earthquake-Resilient’ Houses to Be Built in Quake-Hit Regions of Afghanistan: UNHCR . 23 August 2022 . The Khaama Press . 23 August 2022 .

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