U.S. Army soldier watching Afghans pass during a logistics inspection in Tarinkot.
Tarinkot District, also spelled as Tarin Kowt,[2] is a district of Uruzgan Province, Afghanistan.[1] The capital of the district and the province is the town called Tarinkot.
In Tarinkot district, two Pashtun tribal confederations are represented, the Tareen or Tarin tribes: Popolzai, Barakzai, Alikozai, Achakzai; and the Ghilzai tribes: Tokhi, Hotak, Suleiman-Khel.