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Nangarhar Province
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| Nangarhar ننګرهار |
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Jalalabad • |
| Population (2002) • Density |
1,089,000 [1] • /km² |
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7,727 km² |
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| Main language(s) | Pashto |
Nangarhar (Pashto: ننګرهار) is one of the thirty-four provinces of Afghanistan. It lies in the east of the country. Its capital is the city of Jalalabad. Its population is more than 2,000,000 and it borders Pakistan.
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Once a major center of opium poppy production in Afghanistan, the province had reportedly decreased its production of poppy by up to 95% in 2005, one of the success stories of the Afghani eradication program. However, the eradication program has often left peasant farmers destitute, and many farmers were reported to have given their children in payment for debts to opium dealers [2].
Nangarhar shares a border with Pakistan, and the two regions share very close ties, with large amounts of migration either way. Most of the province still uses Pakistani currency rather than Afghan money for commercial transactions. The current Governor of the Province, Gul Agha Sherzai is also reported to have very close ties with the Pakistani secret service, the ISI. In March of 2007, the Shinwar district of Nangarhar was the site of the Shinwar massacre. Many residents of Nangarhar district also consider themselves as Pakistani rather than Afghan.
The current Governor of the province is Gul Agha Sherzai.
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- main article: March 4, 2007 Shooting in Afghanistan
On March 4th, F platoon of the US Marine Corps Special Operations Company responded to a suicide bomber with indiscriminate fire, killing 19 civilians and wounding 50.[1]
- Achin
- Bati Kot
- Bihsud
- Chaparhar
- Dara-I-Nur
- Dih Bala
- Dur Baba
- Goshta
- Hisarak
- Jalalabad
- Kama
- Khogyani
- Kot
- Kuz Kunar
- Lal Pur
- Muhmand Dara
- Nazyan
- Pachir Wa Agam
- Rodat
- Sherzad
- Shinwar
- Surkh Rod
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