Shahi-Kot Valley

The Shahi-Kot Valley (also Shah-i-Kot, Shah-e-Kot and other variant spellings) is a valley located in Afghanistan's Paktia province, southeast of the town of Zormat. The terrain in and around the valley is notoriously rugged, located at a mean altitude of 9,000 feet. Shahi-Kot means "Place of the King" and it has historically been a redoubt for Afghan guerillas hiding from foreign invaders.

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Valley - Afghanistan - Zormat - Mean - Altitude - Guerilla

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The area was the scene of fierce fighting between the Afghan mujahideen rebels and Soviet forces during the Afghan-Soviet War. It was also the scene of the largest battle of the U.S.-Afghan War to date.

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Mujahideen - Soviet forces - Afghan-Soviet War

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