Asadabad
اسعدآباد Chaghasarai (چغسرای), Kafiristan | |
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City | |
 Asadabad view | |
  Asadabad Location in Afghanistan | |
| Coordinates: 34°52′27″N 71°9′10″E / 34.87417°N 71.15278°E | |
| Country |  Afghanistan |
| Province | Kunar |
| District | Asadabad |
| Elevation | 827 m (2,713 ft) |
| Population | |
| • Total | 48,400 |
| Time zone | + 4.30 |
Asadabad (Dari: اسعدآباد), also called Chaghasarai (چغسرای) or Kafiristan (کافرستان), is the capital city of Kunar Province in Afghanistan. It is located in the eastern-northeastern portion of the country. The city is located within a valley at the confluence of the Pech River and Kunar River between two mountain ridgelines running along both sides of the valley from Northeast to Southwest.
Asadabad is in a mountainous region of the Hindu Kush mountains about 13 km (eight miles) northwest of the Pakistani border and 80 km (50 mi) northeast of Jalalabad, Afghanistan. Asadabad deals with a moderate amount of trade goods. Nawa Pass, that lies about 16 km (9.9 mi) south of Asadabad, is the next major border crossing point north of the Khyber Pass for the region. The pass is under constant observation due to its relative ease to cross for commerce and its potential usage for smuggling and Taliban insurgents.[2]
On 14 August 2021, Asadabad was seized by Taliban fighters, becoming the twenty-first provincial capital to be captured by the Taliban as part of the wider 2021 Taliban offensive.[3]
- ^ "Asadabad (Afghanistan)". Silobreaker. June 14, 2009. Archived from the original on June 16, 2009.
- ^ United States Army Sergeant Moeller, Matthew C. Combined Joint Task Force 82 Public Affairs (November 2009). "Pakistan, Afghanistan, and the United States Agree: Cooperation is the Key to Success Along Border Pass" (PDF). The DISAM Journal. Archived from the original (PDF) on March 24, 2012. Retrieved July 22, 2017.
{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - ^ Seir, Ahmad; Faietz, Rahim; Krauss, Joseph (14 August 2021). "Taliban approach capital's outskirts, attack northern city". Associated Press News. Retrieved 14 August 2021.