The Paktika Governor's compound is in Sharana, attached to the police headquarters for the province.

[2] The small city of Sharana is located a mere five minutes walk from the Governor's compound.

Sharana is almost 50 – 60 km away from Ghazni provincial centre which takes normally one hour due to damage of some bridges and culverts by the Taliban and Haqqani Network.

The Provincial Reconstruction Team base named Camp Kearney is located a five-minute drive east of the Governor's compound on the way to Urgun district which is another major city of Paktika province.

There is also an Afghan National Army base, called FOB Rushmore, located just outside the Governor's compound in Sharana.