Kamdesh District

Kamdesh District^[2] (Kamdeish District, Pashto: کامدېش ولسوالۍ, Persian: ولسوالی کامدیش) is a district of Nuristan Province in eastern Afghanistan,^[3] sharing a name with the town of Kamdesh. It was originally in Kunar Province^[4] and then was moved to the newly created Nuristan Province in 2001.

Kamdesh
District
Kamdesh Location within Afghanistan
Coordinates: 35°29′00″N 71°19′00″E
Country	Afghanistan
Province	Nuristan Province
Population  (2010)
• Total	24,500[1]

Boundaries

Since March 2004, Kamdesh District borders on:^[3]

• Bargi Matal District to the north,
• Pakistan to the east,
• Ghaziabad District and Nari District of Kunar Province to the south,
• Waygal District to the southwest, and
• Parun District to the west.

See also

• Battle of Kamdesh, 2009
• Kom people