Urgun[pronunciation?] (Pashto: ارګون) is the main town of the Urgun District of Paktika Province, Afghanistan. With an estimated population of 10,665,[1] Urgun is the largest city of Paktika, while Urgun District, with a population of 89,718, is also the most populous district of the province. Urgun historically used to be the capital of Paktika, but in the 1970s, the capital was shifted from Urgun to Sharana in the west because Urgun was not easily accessible from the main Kabul–Kandahar Highway.
Urgun[pronunciation?] (Pashto: ارګون) is the main town of the Urgun District of Paktika Province, Afghanistan. With an estimated population of 10,665...
The siege of Urgun was a military engagement that took place during the Soviet–Afghan War. Between August 1983 and January 1984 Mujahideen forces laid...
of this district is the like-named town of Urgun, also known as Loy Urgun, meaning "Greater Urgun". Urgun town used to be the provincial capital until...
Sharana serves as the provincial capital, while the most populous city is Urgun. In 2021, the Taliban gained control of the province during the 2021 Taliban...
needed] There are large Kharoti populations in the Paktika districts of Urgun, Barmal, Sar Hawza, Zarghun Shahr, Omna, Surobi, and in Ghazni, Zabul, Paktia...
the Mongol empire's Ilkhanate Arghun Aqa (before 1242–1278), Mongol noble Urgun, a town in Paktika Province, Afghanistan Argyn, a clan within the Kazakh...
Battles/wars Soviet–Afghan War Operation Magistral Siege of Khost Siege of Urgun Battle of Jaji Battle for Hill 3234 War on Terror: War in Afghanistan (2001–2021)...
Afghanistan. It is located within the heart of Zadran land on the main Khost-Urgun road. Khost Loya Paktia Paktika Province : Afghanistan : report of the Paktika...
Pashto. The Waziristani dialect is similar to the dialect spoken around Urgun (eastern Paktika province) and the Bannuchi dialect of Bannu. Lorimer states:...
(capital of Paktia Province), Zurmat (largest city of Paktia Province), Urgun (largest city of Paktika), and Sharana (capital of Paktika). Other main...
On July 15, 2014, in Urgun, Afghanistan, a car bomb suicide attack took place in a crowded bazaar killing 89 people and injuring another 42. It was the...
Communications & Information Technology. An ethnic Pashtun, he was born in the Urgun District of Paktika Province in Afghanistan. As a founding member of the...
example, ᠰᠠᡵᡤᠠᠨ (sargan /sɑrqɑn/) is pronounced as [sɑrʁɑn], and ᡠᡵᡤᡠᠨ (urgun /urkun/) is pronounced as [urɣun]. Conversely, /χ/ may be pronounced as...
from Multan to settle in Gardez, Paktia, while his wife was from Farmul in Urgun, Paktika. Ismail had two sons, Gār and Sāmil, who were the progenitors of...
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Hindukush. On the other hand, Grenet connects the name Vehrkana with the town Urgun south of the Hindukush. Harakhvaiti the beautiful (haraxᵛaitīm srīrąm):...
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