Kot_District

Kot District

Kot District

District in Nangarhar Province, Afghanistan

Kot (Pashto-Persian: کوت Kot) is a district in the northern Nangarhar Province of Afghanistan. From 2015 into the first half of 2016, ISIS's presence in the district mounted to clashes against the Afghan forces.[2] Afghan troops launched an offensive in July 2016 against the group which led to their being pushed out of the district and training camps being destroyed by Afghan forces.[3]

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References

  1. [1]
    "ERROR" (PDF). mrrd.gov.af. Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 March 2010. Retrieved 13 January 2017.
  2. [2]
    "30 ISIS militants' alongwith [sic] three civilians killed in clashes in Afghanistan". IndianExpress.com. 25 June 2016. Retrieved 13 January 2017.
  3. [3]
    "Afghan troops press offensive against Islamic State". 30 July 2016. Retrieved 13 January 2017 – via Reuters.


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