Nangarhar is one of the thirty-four provinces of
Pashtuns with a sizable community of Arabs and Pashais.
Nangarhar shares a border with Pakistan , and the two regions share very close ties, with large amounts of migration in both directions. 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 tight relations with the Pakistani secret service, the ISI, which has a presence in the area.[citation needed] The Pakistani government constructed a road from Torkham to Jalalabad to ease traffic and encourage trade.
The United States and the multi-national coalition forces, ISAF, are
active in the area. The Ghanikhil district
of Nangarhar was the site of the 2007 Shinwar shootings and the Dih Bala district was the site of the Deh Bala wedding party bombing.
active in the area. The Ghanikhil district
of Nangarhar was the site of the 2007 Shinwar shootings and the Dih Bala district was the site of the Deh Bala wedding party bombing.
The illicit poppy cultivation takes place in Khogiani, Ghanikhil, Chaparhar, and other remote districts. The farmers cite the lack of water and also poverty as the reasons for poppy cultivation. Poppy was also cultivated in Goshta District, Lalpura which borders Pakistan ; but now the people just cultivate wheat and other legal crops.
District | Population |
Achin | 95,468 |
Bati Kot | 71,308 |
Bihsud | 118,934 |
Chaparhar | 57,339 |
Dara-I-Nur | 28,202 |
Dih Bala | 33,294 |
Dur Baba | 13,479 |
Goshta | 31,130 |
Hisarak | 28,376 |
Jalalabad | 205,423 |
52,527 | |
Khogyani | 111,479 |
Kot | 52,154 |
Kuz Kunar | 42,823 |
Lal Pur | 18,997 |
Momand Dara | 42,103 |
Nazyan | 16,328 |
40,141 | |
Rodat | 63,357 |
Sherzad | 63,232 |
Shinwar | 64,872 |
Surkh Rod | 91,548 |
Capital;
Jalalabad
Area;
7,727 km² (2,983 sq mi)
Main Language;
Pashto
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