Nirkh is a district of about 480 square kilometres in the east of Wardak Province, Afghanistan. Its population was estimated at 57,000 in 2002, consisting of about 80% Pashtuns, 15% Tajiks and 5% Hazara. The district centre is Kane Ezzat.
During the presidency of Mohammed Daoud Khan in the 1970s, Nirkh District was planted with many fruit trees; however, these have since dried up in droughts.
Security and Politics
It was reported on 17 November 2009 that Afghan and NATO forces killed one farmer and a militant during an operation.
It was reported on 20 November that a suspected militant was detained when several compounds used by the Taliban for IED and small arms attacks were searched. The incident occurred in Darmandyan.
References
Nirkh District Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA