Dand Aw Patan District (Pashto: ډنډ او پټان ولسوالۍḍanḍ aw paṭān wuləswāləi; Persian: ولسوالی دند و پتان) is located in the northeastern section of Paktia Province in Afghanistan. It has a population of around 30,551 local residents.[1] The district is within the heartland of the Zazi tribe of Pashtuns.[2]
Most residents of the district are involved in agriculture and trade. The major river in the district is the Kurram River, which flows water into Pakistan's Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and finally joins the Indus River.
On May 29, 2020, the Taliban insurgents stormed a check posts of the former Afghan Border Police (ABP). It was reported that 14 ABP personnel were killed in the attack and three others were injured.[4][5][6] Two Taliban insurgents were also killed during the attack.[7] The attack came soon after the end of the three-day Eid ceasefire announced by the Taliban, which lasted from 24 to 26 May 2020.
On March 4, 2022, at least two people were killed and 15 injured in an explosion that happened inside a mosque in Dand Aw Patan.[8] Another more deadlier mosque attack happened on the same day in Peshawar, Pakistan.
^ abGovernment of Afghanistan (April 2021). "Estimated Population of Afghanistan 2021–22"(PDF). National Statistic and Information Authority (NSIA). p. 49. Archived(PDF) from the original on 24 June 2021. Retrieved 21 June 2021.
