Nadir Shah Kot District ( ps, نادر شاه کوټ ولسوالۍ, fa, ولسوالی نادرشاه کوت) is situated in the western part of

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. It borders

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and Shamal District to the west, Qalandar District to the north, Musa Khel District to the northeast,

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to the east,

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to the southeast and Tani and

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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. The district center is ''Nadir Shah Kot'' - a village at 1386 m altitude on the main road to

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. 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.

History

On 7 May 2020, a roadside IED explosion in Nadir Shah Kot District killed Gen. Sayed Ahmad Babazai, the

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of Khost Province, his secretary, and one bodyguard, and also wounded another person. The

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claimed responsibility for the attack.

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AIMS District Map
''N.B. The Nadir Shah Kot village is very close to the village of Kapray'') Districts of Khost Province {{Khost-geo-stub

History

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