Nadir Shah Kot District


Nadir Shah Kot District 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 District to the east, Mando Zayi District to the southeast and Tani and Spera districts to the south.
The population was reported in 2006 at about 28,300. The district center is Nadir Shah Kot - 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.