Sherzad | |
Native Name: | شیرزاد |
Native Name Lang: | شیرزاد |
Settlement Type: | Village |
Pushpin Map: | Afghanistan |
Pushpin Label Position: | bottom |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in Afghanistan |
Coordinates: | 34.25°N 70.01°W |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | Afghanistan |
Subdivision Type1: | Province |
Subdivision Name1: | Nangarhar Province |
Subdivision Type2: | District |
Subdivision Name2: | Sherzad District |
Population Total: | 9536 |
Timezone1: | D† (Afghanistan Standard Time) |
Utc Offset1: | +4:30 |
Demographics1 Title1: | Main language(s) |
Demographics1 Info1: | Pashto, پښتو |
Sherzad شیرزاد is the district center of Sherzad District in the west of Nangarhar Province, Afghanistan. The population is 100% Pashtun.[1]
In 2019, Afghan Special Forces raided the district, killing 43 Taliban militants. US forces also conducted airstrikes in the district.[2]