Tsamkani (, ), also Chamkani or Samkani, is a district in

Paktia Province Paktia (Pashto – ''Paktyā'') is one of the 34 provinces of Afghanistan, located in the east of the country. Forming part of the larger Loya Paktia region, Paktia Province is divided into 15 districts and has a population of roughly 623,00 ...

Afghanistan Afghanistan, officially the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan, is a landlocked country located at the crossroads of Central Asia and South Asia. It is bordered by Pakistan to the Durand Line, east and south, Iran to the Afghanistan–Iran borde ...

. The main town is

Tsamkani Samkani (), also spelled Chamkani or chamkani, is the main town of samkani District in Paktia Province, Afghanistan.

. The district is home to the Chamkani tribe of

Pashtuns Pashtuns (, , ; ;), also known as Pakhtuns, or Pathans, are an Iranian peoples, Iranic ethnic group primarily residing in southern and eastern Afghanistan and northwestern Pakistan. They were historically also referred to as Afghan (ethnon ...

History

On 16 May 2020, the

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abducted 12 civilians in Tsamkani District, charging them for "collaborating with the government".

Demographics and population

Like in the rest of Afghanistan, no exact population numbers are available. The Afghan Ministry of Rural Rehabilitation & Development (MRRD) along with UNHCR and Central Statistics Office (CSO) of Afghanistan estimated the population of the district to be around 58,560 (CSO 2004). According to the same sources,

make up 100% of the total population.

References

Districts of Paktia Province {{Paktia-geo-stub