Nadir Shah Kot District

Nadir Shah Kot District نادر شاه کوټ ولسوالۍ ولسوالی نادرشاه کوت
A village in the Nadir Shah Kot District of Khost Province, Afghanistan
Nadir Shah Kot District in turquoise in the western part of Khost Province
Coordinates: 33.3111°N 69.6933°E / 33.3111; 69.6933
Country	Afghanistan
Province	Khost
Capital	Nadir Shah Kot
Government
• Type	Central
Population  (2020)[1]
• Total	36,005
Time zone	UTC+4:30 (Afghanistan Standard Time)

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, Mandozayi District to the southeast and Tani and Spera districts to the south.

According to Afghanistan's National Statistics and Information Authority (NSIA), the 2020 estimated population of the district was 36,005 people.^[1] The district center is Nadir Shah Kot - a village at 1386 m altitude on the main road to Khost. Nadir Shah Kot District has its own governor, who is appointed by the serving governor of Khost Province, and the Afghan National Security Forces (ANSF) are responsible for all law enforcement activities.^[2]

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.^[3] The Taliban claimed responsibility for the attack.^[4][5]

See also

• Districts of Afghanistan

References

1. "Estimated Population of Afghanistan 2020-21" (PDF). National Statistics and Information Authority (NSIA). www.nsia.gov.af. p. 23. Retrieved 2021-03-28.
2. "Blast in Khost Kills Three Civilians: MoI". TOLOnews. March 20, 2020. Retrieved 2021-03-29.
3. "Khost Police Chief Killed In Taliban Blast". TOLOnews. May 8, 2020. Retrieved 2021-03-29.
4. "Taliban Militants Kill Afghan Regional Police Chief In Latest Attack". May 8, 2020 – via gandhara.rferl.org/.
5. "Taliban kill Khost police chief in roadside bomb attack". May 9, 2020 – via www.dawn.com/.

External links

• AIMS District Map(N.B. The Nadir Shah Kot village is very close to the village of Kapray)