May 23, 2013
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Khost is one of the thirty-four provinces of Afghanistan. It is in the east of the country. Khost province used to be part of Paktia province in the past. Its capital is Khost City, which was the first Afghan city to be liberated from communist rule following the Soviet invasion of Afghanistan.
(via Freebase)
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![Taliban claims responsibility for deadly attack on joint Afghan-NATO convoy [Al Jazeera, Qatar]](/images/image_cache/base-11420000/11420799/thumbnail.width=304,height=171,grow=1,crop=center.jpg?sig=6300e6b38c447c18bd7c7049c104f898 "Reuters/Anwarullah")
![NATO air strike kills 18 civilians in Afghanistan [Press TV, Iran]](/images/image_cache/base-5281000/5281084/thumbnail.width=304,height=171,grow=1,crop=center.jpg?sig=8faccb46a7e1e83b2d82e054fbbfcdfc "Afghan men search for the bodies of people killed in a NATO air strike in Logar province June 6, 2012: REUTERS/Stringer")
![Afghans protest against US-led air strikes [Press TV]](/images/image_cache/base-201000/201190/thumbnail.width=304,height=171,grow=1,crop=center.jpg?sig=a0431ffe46ac7f0cfc8e2ab6b54bf2a9)