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Spera
SperaLocation in Afghanistan
Coordinates: 33°12′8″N 69°30′58″E / 33.20222°N 69.51611°E / 33.20222; 69.51611
Country	Afghanistan
Province	Khost Province
District	Spera District
Elevation	5,870 ft (1,790 m)
Time zone	UTC+4:30

Spera (also spelt Sperah and Speyrah) is a village and the district center of Spera District, Khost Province, Afghanistan. It is located on 33°12′08″N 69°30′58″E / 33.2022°N 69.5161°E / 33.2022; 69.5161 at 1,790 m altitude. The town is located within the heartland of the Zadran tribe of Pashtuns. During the US occupation of Afghanistan, Spera sat along a highly used smuggling route from Pakistan into Afghanistan. The area was known to harbor many ex members of both the Taliban and the Al Qaeda.

Spera is the location where United States Army Ranger Pat Tillman was fatally shot and killed by friendly fire in 2004.

See also

• Khost Province

References

1. Khost Province Tribal Map (Page 16). Naval Postgraduate School.
2. The Independent, 11 December 2004

v t e Khost Province
Capital: Khost
Districts	Bak Gurbuz Khost Mandozayi Musakhel Nadir Shah Kot Qalandar Sabari Shamal Spera Tani Tirazayi Zazi Maidan
Populated places	Aliser Almara Ayub Kheyl Bäk Dadwal Musakhel Sekhamir Kalay Shamal Spera Tani Yakubi Zambar, Afghanistan Zazi Maidan
Landforms	Khost-Gardez Pass Kurrama River Zambar Toy
Other	Governors Khost Airport Khost City Ground Pamir University

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