Sharan District is home to the city of Sharan, which is the capital of Paktika Province

Paktika Province

Paktika is one of the 34 provinces of Afghanistan. It is in the south-east of the country. Most of the population is Pashtun. Its capital is Sharan.-Political and military situation:...

, Afghanistan

Afghanistan

Afghanistan , officially the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan, is a landlocked country located in the centre of Asia, forming South Asia, Central Asia and the Middle East. With a population of about 29 million, it has an area of , making it the 42nd most populous and 41st largest nation in the world...

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

City of Sharana

The small city of Sharana is located a mere five minutes walk from the Governor's compound. There was no single concrete government department or an office as well as no concrete markets till the end of 2006. By the end of the 2007 few government departments were built and by the end of 2008 some new concrete markets in Sharana bazaar were also built which changed the shape of Sharana bazaar some roads to the bordering districts have been also paved and are still going to be paved. Sharana is almost 50 – 60 km away form Ghazni provincial centre which takes normally one hour due to damage of some bridges and culverts by Taliban and Haqqani Network. The population of the Sharana is mostly composed of Pashtun followed by minorities Hazara and Tajiks

PRT base

The Provincial Reconstruction Team

Provincial reconstruction team

A Provincial Reconstruction Team is a unit introduced by the United States government, consisting of military officers, diplomats, and reconstruction subject matter experts, working to support reconstruction efforts in unstable states. PRTs were first established in Afghanistan in late 2001 or...

 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.

Army base

There is also an Afghan National Army

Afghan National Army

The Afghan National Army is a service branch of the military of Afghanistan, which is currently trained by the coalition forces to ultimately take the role in land-based military operations in Afghanistan. , the Afghan National Army is divided into seven regional Corps. The strength of the Afghan...

base located just outside of the Governor's compound in Sharana.