Editing Khost (section)

=== 19th and 20th centuries ===

During the [[Second Anglo-Afghan War]], British forces led by [[Frederick Roberts, 1st Earl Roberts|Lord Roberts]] entered Khost during the second British invasion of [[Emirate of Afghanistan|Afghanistan]] during the conflict. Approximately 8,000 [[Raid (military)|raiders]] from the [[Mangal (Pashtun tribe)|Mangal tribe]], which had a long tradition of resisting outside control, launched several attacks on weakly protected British supply [[convoy]]s in Khost. In [[reprisal]], Lord Roberts ordered his forces to attack eleven Mangal villages which had launched raids that murdered several [[camp follower]]s, resulting in them being sacked and burnt. Once news of the reprisals became known in Britain, his political opponents in the [[Parliament of the United Kingdom|British Parliament]] criticized Lord Roberts' actions. At the end of the conflict, British forces withdrew from Khost.<ref>{{Cite web |title=The Ghost of Khost: What History Might Tell Us about the Future of Afghanistan > Air University (AU) > Journal of Indo-Pacific Affairs Article Display |url=https://www.airuniversity.af.edu/JIPA/Display/Article/2891284/the-ghost-of-khost-what-history-might-tell-us-about-the-future-of-afghanistan/ |access-date=2022-03-25 |website=www.airuniversity.af.edu}}</ref><ref>{{cite book | url=https://books.google.com/books?id=k647AwAAQBAJ&dq=khost+1880&pg=PT43 | isbn=9780752492551 | title=Battle Story: Maiwand 1880 | date=March 2013 | publisher=The History Press }}</ref>

==== Khost rebellions ====
{{Main|Khost rebellion (1856–1857)|Khost rebellion (1912)|Khost rebellion (1924–1925)}}
Between 1856 and 1925, Khost was the site of three rebellions, lasting from 1856 to 1857, 1912, and 1924–1925 respectively.

During the [[Soviet–Afghan War]], Khost was the object of a siege that lasted for more than eight years. Soon after the invasion of Afghanistan by [[Red Army|Soviet troops]], Afghan [[Afghan mujahideen#Afghanistan|guerillas]] took control of the only land route between Khost and Gardez, effectively putting a stop to the Soviet advance.

During the assault on the Zhawar Kili Cave complex, the Soviets used the [[Khost Airfield]] as an initial staging ground to insert troops into the combat zone, using [[Mil Mi-8]] armed helicopter transport ships.

As of April 1995, Khost was under the control of the [[Taliban]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.refworld.org/docid/3ae6ad3ac.html|title=Refworld {{pipe}} Afghanistan: Background information on the Taliban movement}}</ref>