Paktia (Pashto: پکتيا) is one of the thirty-four provinces of Afghanistan, in the east of the country. Its capital is Gardez.
Gardez Najibullah Ahmadzai Zazi Hakim Taniwal Kurram Taliban Paktika Province Pashto language Pashtun people Rahmatullah Rahmat Zurmat District Shah-i-Kot Valley Mohammad Aslam Watanjar Shahnawaz Tanai Ahmadzai Mangal Wazir Niazi North Waziristan Tera Provincial Reconstruction Team Pashtunistan Durand Line Khost Province UTC+4:30 Khost Fars Province Provinces of Afghanistan Hindu Kush District Al-Qaeda
