Kot District
Kot (Pashto/Persian: کوت Kot) is a district in the north of Nangarhar Province, Afghanistan. fig, rice, wheat grow in the fertile district, and the capital city has cane-processing and sugar-refining as well as paper-making industries. The district's year-round summery weather attracts many visitors. But the evergreen district in now war affected.
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Pashtun Kot District
Pashtun Kot (Kowt) district is located in the center of Faryab Province southeast from Maymana. The district center Pashtun Kot is a suburb of Maymana (35°54′42″N 64°47′12″E / 35.91167°N 64.78667°E / 35.91167; 64.78667,907 m altitude). The population is 277,000 (2002) with an ethnic composition of 5% Pashtun, 30% Tajik and 65% Uzbek.
Between 24 April and 7 May 2014, flash flooding from heavy rainfall resulted in the destruction of public facilities, roads, and agricultural land. Assessment findings reported 319 families in total were affected, 6 people died, 517 livestock were killed, 350 gardens were damaged/destroyed, and 524 Jeribs of agricultural land was damaged/destroyed in Kata Qala, Nadir Abad, Nawe Khoshk, Chakab.
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