Asadabad

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Asadabad is a small but strategically important city in eastern Afghanistan, serving as the capital of Kunar Province near the Pakistani border.

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Asadabad canonical 3

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Statements (48)

Predicate Object
instanceOf city
administrativeRole district center of Asadabad District
provincial capital
borderCrossingRole gateway to Pakistan’s Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
borderProximity near Pakistani border
capitalOf Kunar Province
climate humid subtropical climate
coordinateLocation 34.8667°N 71.1500°E
country Afghanistan
elevationAboveSeaLevel ~827 m
ethnicGroup Nuristanis
linked to: Nuristani people

Pashtuns
Tajiks
formerName Chaghasarai
hasFacility provincial governor’s office
provincial hospital
provincial police headquarters
hasMilitaryBase Forward Operating Base Fiaz (historical)
former U.S. FOB Asadabad
historicalConflict Soviet–Afghan War
War in Afghanistan (2001–2021)
KöppenClimateClassification Cfa
languageSpoken Dari
Pashto
linked to: Pashto language
locatedInAdministrativeTerritorialEntity Kunar Province
locatedInCountry Afghanistan
locatedInRegion eastern Afghanistan
locatedInTimeZone Afghanistan Time
locatedNear Durand Line
Pakistan
locatedOn confluence of Kunar and Peche rivers
majorityReligion Sunni Islam
partOf Kunar Valley
linked to: Kunar Province
population ~30000
populationYear around 2010s
religion Islam
river Kunar River
Peche River
roadConnection Chitral (via Kunar–Nuristan routes)
Jalalabad
securityStatus frequent insurgent activity (historically)
strategicImportance control of Kunar River valley
proximity to Pakistan border
surroundedBy Hindu Kush foothills
linked to: Hindu Kush
terrain mountainous
usedBy Afghan National Army
NATO forces
linked to: NATO land forces
UTCOffset +4:30

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Kunar Province hasCapital Asadabad
Kunar River passesNear Asadabad