Spera, Khost Province
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| 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 Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. at 1,790 m altitude.
During the US occupation of Afghanistan, Sperah sat along a highly-used smuggling route from Pakistan into Afghanistan. The area was known to harbor many ex-Taliban and Al Qaeda.
Sperah is the location where United States Army Ranger Pat Tillman was fatally shot and killed by friendly fire.[1]
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