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Where is Jalalabad Located?

The 58,000-inhabitant city of Jalalabad is one of the most strategically important places in Afghanistan. It is located on the road connecting the capital Kabul with the Khyber Pass and the Pakistani border. From there, an important trade route extends to India. As an important military centre with barracks and an airfield, the capital of Nangarhar province has been the target of numerous US bombings in recent weeks.

What Country is Jalalabad in?

Jalalabad is home to the Pashtuns, the largest ethnic group in Afghanistan, from whose ranks most of the Taliban fighters also come. After the withdrawal of the Taliban on Tuesday, the Pashtun Mujahedin Mohammed Yunus Khalis (82) took power in the city. During the war between Afghanistan and the Soviet Union from 1979 to 1989, the city, which has been part of Afghanistan since 1834, came under Soviet control. The current urban area was already settled in the second century BC. The fertile Region became known as a commercial center for citrus, rice or fruit. Jalalabad, located at an altitude of 600 metres on the Kabul River, is of great importance as a cultivation area for opium poppy, the raw material for Heroin. (APA / dpa)

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