Khost (Matun) District
District in Khost Province, Afghanistan Khost District District Country Afghanistan Province Khost Province District center Khost Population (2006. [1] ) • Total 160,214 Time zone UTC+4:30 (D† (Afghanistan Standard Time)) Khost (Matun) District (Pashto: خوست ولسوالۍ , Persian: ولسوالی خوست ) is situated in the central and eastern part of Khost Province, Afghanistan. The district center is the town of Khost. Khost Airfield is situated 2 miles (3.2 km) southeast of the town of Khost. Contents 1 History 1.1 Nadir Shah era 1.2 British era 1.3 Soviet–Afghan War 2 References 3 External links History Nadir Shah era When Nadir Shah was a general, he was responsible for putting down an uprising in the District, where the locals had rebelled against the Amir due to heavy taxation and robbery. [2] British e...