Asadabad, Afghanistan
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Asadabad, also called Chaghasarai (چغسرای), 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 view
U.S. Ambassador Hans G. Klemm, Coordinating Director of Rule of Law and Law Enforcement, and Kunar Governor Fazlullah Wahidi walking through Asadabad in May 2011
Inside a courtroom in Asadabad
An Afghan father and his child walk down the street from the local farmers market in Asadabad (September 30, 2009).
Kunar Province
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Kunar is one of the 34 provinces of Afghanistan, located in the northeastern part of the country. Its capital is Asadabad. Its population is estimated to be 508,224. Kunar's major political groups include Wahhabis or Ahl-e- Hadith, Nazhat-e Hambastagi Milli, Hezb-e Afghanistan Naween, Hezb-e Islami Gulbuddin.
Watapur District of Kunar Province in 2012
View of the Korangal Valley
Nari District
Panorama of a mountain range near Naray, Kunar province, Afghanistan