Dand Aw Patan District

Dand Aw Patan District (Pashto: ډنډ او پټان ولسوالۍ‎ ḍanḍ aw paṭān wuləswāləi; Persian: ولسوالی دند و پتان‎) is a district of Paktia Province, Afghanistan. The district is within the heartland of the Mangal tribe of Pashtuns.[1] It lies on the Durand Line border with the Kurram District of Pakistan's Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.

Districts of Paktia province

Security and Politics

On 19 August 2009 the Taliban attacked a border police check-post, killing one policeman.[2]

On 29 May 2020, the Taliban stormed border security forces check posts in Dand Aw Patan District. 14 Afghan security personnel were killed in the attack and three others were injured.[3][4][5] Two Taliban insurgents were also killed during the attack.[6] The attack came soon after the end of the three-day Eid ceasefire announced by the Taliban, which lasted from 24 to 26 May 2020.

References
  1. Paktia Province Tribal Map (Page 12). Naval Postgraduate School.
  2. "10 detained for distributing night letters." 19 August 2009. PAJHWOK ELECTIONS. Accessed at: http://www.aliveinafghanistan.org/aiablog/?p=630%5B%5D
  3. "14 security personnel killed in Paktia attack". 29 May 2020 – via www.pajhwok.com.
  4. "Taliban storm police outpost in Paktia, killing 14". 29 May 2020 – via ariananews.af.
  5. "14 Border Forces Killed in 'Taliban Attack' Despite Ceasefire". 29 May 2020 – via tolonews.com.
  6. "Taliban attack on Afghan border post kills 14 security forces". 29 May 2020 – via www.arabnews.com.


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