Kot-e Ashro
کوټه عښرو | |
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Town | |
  Kot-e Ashro Location in Afghanistan | |
| Coordinates: 34°26′57″N 68°47′38″E / 34.44917°N 68.79389°E | |
| Country |  Afghanistan |
| Province | Maidan Wardak |
| District | Jalrez |
| Time zone | UTC+04:30 |
Kot-e Ashro (also Kotah-ye `Ashro, Kot-i-Ashro, Kuteh-Ashro) (Pashto:کوټه عښرو ) is a small town in the western Paghman Mountains of Jalrez District, Maidan Wardak Province, Afghanistan. It was formerly the district capital until it was taken by the Taliban in 2006. The town lies along the Kabul–Behsud Highway, 14.6 kilometres (9.1 mi) by road northwest of Maidan Shar.[1]