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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 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.
Oct 29, 2021 · In recent days, dozens of IS members have surrendered to Dr Bashir's forces in Nangarhar. One, a former Taliban member, tells us he grew disillusioned after defecting to IS.
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.
A view of ruins of destroyed ancestral home of Nangarhar provincial official Ajmal Omar in Kodi Khel, Nangarhar, Afghanistan, September 23, 2021, in this image obtained by Reuters. Omar was a prominent local landowner whose family had a sprawling 22-room walled villa there.
Jun 1, 2024 · At least 20 people, including children, have drowned when a boat sank during a river crossing in Afghanistan’s eastern Nangarhar province, according to local officials.
Aug 15, 2021 · Reports on Sunday morning said the Taliban overran the city, the capital of Nangarhar province, without a shot being fired.
According to UNOCHA, Nangarhar is one of the eight provinces ‘with the highest priority’ for UNMAS survey, as an area ‘where threats of improvised mines have been reported as a result of recent conflicts’ and it is among the provinces with the highest numbers of trauma-related injury cases.
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 Mazar-i-Sharif, Balkh...
Sep 27, 2018 · JALALABAD - A UN-backed peace initiative has helped ease a longstanding land dispute in Nangarhar, demonstrating the power of local communities to determine their fate through dialogue, even against the backdrop of the broader conflict playing out across the country.
