Mir Bacha Kot is a village and a market in the center of Mir Bacha Kot District, Kabul Province, Afghanistan. It is located at at 1,690 m altitude, 25 km north of Kabul. The village infrastructure was destroyed during the war. The name âÂÂMir Bacha Kotâ was given after the well known Sadat âÂÂGhazi Mir Bacha Khan Kohdamaniâ a well known military commander who led the Tajiks of Shamali (North of Kabul) against the British in the second Anglo-Afghan war. Since Ghazi Mir Bacha Khan Kohdamani is the most important historical figure from Saraai Khwaja(old name of Mir Bacha Kot District), The people of this district decided to rename the district to âÂÂMir Bacha KotâÂÂ.