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Nangarhār ( Pashto: ننګرهار; Dari: ننگرهار ), also called Nangrahar or Ningrahar, is one of the 34 provinces of Afghanistan, located in the eastern part of the country and bordering Logar, Kabul, Laghman and Kunar provinces as well as having an international border with Pakistan.
Sep 28, 2021 · When the Taliban won back control of the eastern Afghan province of Nangarhar last month, they set out to settle a score with an old foe.
Sep 27, 2016 · Armed groups pledging allegiance to the Islamic State (IS) have tried to establish a foothold in five of Afghanistan’s provinces, but only in Nangarhar have they succeeded. There, IS Khorasan Province (ISKP), the Afghanistan-Pakistan franchise of the Islamic State, landed on fertile ground with a fragmented insurgency, bickering provincial ...
Oct 29, 2021 · In Nangarhar province, home to Jalalabad, the head of the Taliban's intelligence services is Dr Bashir. He has a ferocious reputation.
Aug 15, 2021 · On Sunday, the Taliban captured at least seven capital cities, including Jalalabad, the capital of Nangarhar province before surrounding the capital city of Kabul. August 14
The UN Secretary General identified Nangarhar Province as one of the four most conflict-affected provinces in Afghanistan in the period between 19 August and 21 May 2022. According to an independent Afghan analyst consulted by EUAA in December 2021, ISKP continued to have its strongest foothold in Nangarhar and Kunar provinces.
Aug 12, 2021 · I had been to Nangarhar province — and many others throughout Afghanistan since I first reported from the country in 2010 — but never this close to the mountains that mark the unofficial border with Pakistan. The province is east of Kabul, and the road to the Pakistani city of Peshawar cuts through it.
Nov 20, 2021 · CHAPARHAR: Though the Taliban took control of Afghanistan in mid-August, there are areas that are a no-go zone for them, especially Nangarhar province, which is an Islamic State- Khorasan...
Feb 20, 2016 · Afghan security forces show four suspected members of the Islamic State group captured in Nangarhar province where IS and Taliban fighters have battled each other
Aug 3, 2020 · Eight of the attackers were killed in a battle lasting almost 20 hours, a Nangarhar province spokesman said. As many as 300 inmates are believed to be still on the run.
