Nadir Shah Kot District

Nadir Shah Kot District (Pashto: نادر شاه کوټ ولسوالۍ‎, Persian: ولسوالی نادرشاه کوت‎) is situated in the western part of Khost Province, Afghanistan. It borders Paktia Province and Shamal District to the west, Qalandar District to the north, Musa Khel District to the northeast, Khost (Matun) District to the east, Mando Zayi District to the southeast and Tani and Spera districts to the south.

A village in the Nadir Shah Kot District of Khost Province, Afghanistan

The population was reported in 2006 at about 28,300. The district center is Nadir Shah Kot 33.3111°N 69.6933°E / 33.3111; 69.6933 - a village at 1386 m altitude on the main road to Khost.

History

On 7 May 2020, a roadside IED explosion in Nadir Shah Kot District killed Gen. Sayed Ahmad Babazai, the Police Chief of Khost Province, his secretary, and one bodyguard, and also wounded another person. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the attack.[1][2]

See also

References
  1. "Taliban Militants Kill Afghan Regional Police Chief In Latest Attack". May 8, 2020 – via https://gandhara.rferl.org/.
  2. "Taliban kill Khost police chief in roadside bomb attack". May 9, 2020 – via www.dawn.com/.
  • AIMS District Map(N.B. The Nadir Shah Kot village is very close to the village of Kapray)


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