Sherzad District | |
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District | |
Country | Afghanistan |
Province | Nangarhar Province |
District center | Sherzad |
Population (2002[1]) | |
• Total | 66,392 |
Time zone | UTC+4:30 (D† (Afghanistan Standard Time)) |
Sherzad is a district in the west of Nangarhar Province, Afghanistan. It has a short (approximately 5 km) stretch of border with Pakistan. Its population, which is 100% Pashtun, was estimated at 66,392 in 2002, of whom 26,500 were children under 12. The district center is the village of Sherzad.
A large portion of the population belongs to the Shirzad sub-tribe of the Khogyani Karlan Pashtun tribe.