Shah-i-Kot Valley
{{short description|Valley in Paktia province, eastern Afghanistan}}
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The Shah-i-Kot Valley (also Shahi-Kot, Shah-e-Kot and other variant spellings) is a valley in the Paktia province of Afghanistan, southeast of the town of Zormat. The terrain in and around the valley is notoriously rugged, located at a mean altitude of {{convert|9,000|ft}}. Shah-i-Kot means "Place of the Kings" in Pashto and it has historically been a redoubt for Afghan guerrillas hiding from foreign invaders.
History
The area was the scene of fierce fighting between the Afghan mujahideen rebels and Soviet forces during the Soviet–Afghan War, as the battle for Hill 3234.
In 2002 the valley was also the scene of Operation Anaconda, one of the largest battles of the War in Afghanistan.{{cite news |url=http://archives.seattletimes.nwsource.com/cgi-bin/texis.cgi/web/vortex/display?slug=war04&date=20020304&query=A+force+of+about+1%2C000+U.S.+troops+and+their+Afghan+allies+continued+to+battle |title=Afghans: U.S. botched attack |work=Seattle Times |date=4 March 2002 |accessdate=2007-11-19}}{{cite news |url=http://archives.seattletimes.nwsource.com/cgi-bin/texis.cgi/web/vortex/display?slug=war07&date=20020307&query=A+force+of+about+1%2C000+U.S.+troops+and+their+Afghan+allies+continued+to+battle |title=More troops may join fierce ground battle |work=Seattle Times |date=7 March 2002 |accessdate=2007-11-19}}{{cite news |url=http://archives.seattletimes.nwsource.com/cgi-bin/texis.cgi/web/vortex/display?slug=notebook10&date=20020310&query=A+force+of+about+1%2C000+U.S.+troops+and+their+Afghan+allies+continued+to+battle |title=Notebook: Afghans push for surrender |work=Seattle Times |date=10 March 2002 |accessdate=2007-11-19}}
See also
References
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Category:Valleys of Afghanistan
Category:Wars involving the Taliban
Category:Landforms of Paktia Province
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