Tsamkani District

Tsamkani (Pashto: څمکني ولسوالۍ, Persian: ولسوالی چمکنی), also Chamkani or Samkani, is a district in Paktia Province, Afghanistan.

The district is home to the Chamkani tribe of Pashtuns.

On 16 May 2020, the Taliban abducted 12 civilians in Tsamkani District, charging them for "collaborating with the government".

The Afghan Ministry of Rural Rehabilitation & Development (MRRD) along with UNHCR and Central Statistics Office (CSO) of Afghanistan estimated the population of the district to be around 58,560 (CSO 2004).

This Paktia Province, Afghanistan location article is a stub.

Districts of Paktia Province