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Jalalabad
Official nameJalalabad
Native nameجلال آباد
CountryAfghanistan
ProvinceNangarhar Province
Population Total205,423 (2007)
TimezoneUTC+4:30( UTC)
Timezone DST( UTC)
Geocode34�31''N 70�31''E
Elevation553m (1814.4 ft)
Jalalabad (Dari Persian and Jalālābād - formerly known as JalālkotEncyclopaedia Britannica (Online Edition) - Jalālābād...Link - ) is a city in eastern Afghanistan. Located at the junction of the Kabul and Kunar rivers near the Laghman valley, Jalalabad is the capital of Nangarhar province. It is linked by approximately 95 mi (152.9 km) of highway with Kabul to the west. Jalalabad is the largest city in eastern Afghanistan as well as its social and business center of activity. Major industries include papermaking, as well agricultural products including oranges, rice, and sugarcane. Jalalabad is one of the leading trading centers with Pakistan.
Because of the many traffic accidents, the road between Jalalabad and Kabul is considered to be also one of the most dangerous in the world.
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Day in pictures - BBC News Tweet this news

BBC News--Afghan women walk past a beggar asking for alms in -Jalalabad-, east of the capital, Kabul. A robot waiter holds a tray of food at Thailand's first Japanese ...
Date : Thu, 01 Apr 2010 12:38:44 GMT+00:00

Japanese journalist kidnapped in Afghanistan - Aysor Tweet this news

Aysor--Kosuke Tsuneoka worked in Iraq, Afghanistan, and Russia's Chechnya; he entered Afghanistan last month, visiting Kabul and -Jalalabad-, according to report by ...
Date : Fri, 02 Apr 2010 11:23:05 GMT+00:00

Tyre explosion death soldier Jenna Wilcox kept Afghan blog - stv.tv Tweet this news

stv.tv--"Going out in Afghanistan is like taking a step back in time," she wrote after her first mission, in -Jalalabad-, the province's capital. ...
Date : Fri, 02 Apr 2010 14:14:39 GMT+00:00

Spend a moment in gratitude for those willing to serve in uniform - Los Altos Town Crier Tweet this news

Los Altos Town Crier---...- civilian and US government agency personnel, and located outside the capitol of -Jalalabad- in Nangarhar Province, situated on the Pakistani border (yes, ...
Date : Wed, 31 Mar 2010 20:09:26 GMT+00:00

Night raids belie McChrystal's new image - Asia Times Online Tweet this news

Asia Times Online---...- the Afghanistan Independent Human Rights Commission, students at Nangarhar University blocked the highway between -Jalalabad- and Kabul for several hours. ...
Date : Thu, 01 Apr 2010 09:35:52 GMT+00:00

UN report: Afghans plagued by poverty, corruption - Washington Post Tweet this news

Washington Post--An Afghan woman walks past a carrier sitting on his cart waiting for a customer in -Jalalabad-, Nangarhar province east of Kabul, Afghanistan, Tuesday, ...
Date : Tue, 30 Mar 2010 13:37:53 GMT+00:00

CENTCOM Logistics Team Visits Torkham Gate - War On Terror News Tweet this news

War On Terror News--It is linked by a highway with -Jalalabad- to the west and Peshawar to the east, connecting with N-5 National Highway all the way to Karachi.---
Date : Tue, 30 Mar 2010 12:45:35 GMT+00:00

G8 endorses development plan for Pakistan-Afghanistan - Vancouverite Tweet this news

Vancouverite--Among projects under consideration are a Peshawar--Jalalabad- Expressway and the feasibility of a rail link between the two cities. ...
Date : Tue, 30 Mar 2010 05:38:53 GMT+00:00

Mass grave found in Jalalabad - Pakistan Observer Tweet this news

Pakistan Observer---Jalalabad-�A mass grave containing about 1000 bodies has been discovered in the Khalis Families locality on the outskirts of -Jalalabad-, the capital of ...
Date : Fri, 26 Mar 2010 23:10:33 GMT+00:00

Two Pakistani smugglers killed on Punjab border - Sify Tweet this news

Sify---...- fake currency with the face value of Rs.18 lakh after gunning down a Pakistani smuggler, along the international border in -Jalalabad- district March 18.---
Date : Fri, 26 Mar 2010 17:40:05 GMT+00:00




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