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Tarinkot District

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Tarinkot
ترينکوټ
District
Tarinkot is located in Afghanistan
Tarinkot
Tarinkot
Location within Afghanistan[1]
Coordinates: 32°40′48″N 65°55′12″E / 32.68000°N 65.92000°E / 32.68000; 65.92000
Country Afghanistan
ProvinceUruzgan Province
CapitalTarinkot
Population
 • Total100,000
U.S. Army soldier watching Afghans pass during a logistics inspection in Tarinkot.

Tarinkot District, also spelled as Tarin Kowt,[2] is a district of Uruzgan Province, Afghanistan.[1] The capital of the district and the province is the town called Tarinkot.

In Tarinkot district, two Pashtun tribal confederations are represented, the Tareen or Tarin tribes: Popolzai, Barakzai, Alikozai, Achakzai; and the Ghilzai tribes: Tokhi, Hotak, Suleiman-Khel.

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References

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  1. ^ a b "District Names". National Democratic Institute. Retrieved 8 June 2015.
  2. ^ "Tarin Kowt and the battle for minds". 29 July 2011.
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