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Jalalabad in Afghanistan AFGHANISTAN afghanistan. jalalabad Informations and links Jalalabad  Map Jalalabad Photos Jalalabad Population on 21-Sep-02 : 96000 ------------------------------- Jalalabad is located in the west of the country, near the Uzbek border. ------------------------------- Jalalabad, capital of Nangarhar province with a population of 60,000 in eastern Afghanistan, near the Khyber Pass. The city dominates the entrances to the Laghman and Kunar valleys and is a leading trading center with India and Pakistan. Oranges, rice, and sugarcane grow in the fertile surrounding area, and the city has cane-processing and sugar-refining as well as papermaking industries. Jalalabad is a military center and a winter resort. It summer like weather all year round attracts many visitors. Present-day Jalalabad was the major city of the ancient Greco-Buddhist center of Gandhara. Babur, founder of the Mughal empire of India, chose the site for the modern city, which was built c.1570 by his grandson, Akbar. During the First Afghan War, British troops held (1842) Jalalabad against an Afghan siege. The Pashtuns constitute most of the population. The city has a university and medical school. The city was well known was being a resorting place for the monarchs and the aristocrats of the Monarchy. Since he city was damaged badly during the Russian invasion and the civil war. The city is turning around to rebuilt itself and become the strategic city it was before. (From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.) Afghanistan's recent history is a story of war and civil unrest. The Soviet Union invaded in 1979, but was forced to withdraw 10 years later by anti-Communist mujahidin forces supplied and trained by the US, Saudi Arabia, Pakistan, and others. The Communi.
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