Nangarhar Province

Province in Afghanistan

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Nangarhār, also called Nangrahar or Ningrahar, is one of the 34 provinces of Afghanistan, located in the eastern part of the country. It is divided into twenty-two districts and has a population of about 1,436,000. The city of Jalalabad is the capital of Nangarhar province.

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Six dead in Afghanistan after gun attack on Japanese NGO vehicle: officials

Six people including the head of a Japanese NGO were killed on Wednesday after unknown gunmen attacked their vehicle in Jalalabad, the capital city of Afghanistan's eastern Nangarhar province,..
Reuters - Published 1 week ago

Pompeo says U.S. committed to Afghan peace after deadly explosions

U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said on Saturday Washington remained committed to peace and stability in Afghanistan as police searched for bodies in the rubble of a mosque in eastern Nangarhar..
Reuters - Published on October 19, 2019

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Blasts in Afghanistan mosque kill scores of worshippers

Local officials put death toll at 62, warn casualty rate could rise after explosions rock mosque in Nangarhar province.

Credit: Al Jazeera STUDIO Duration: 02:08Published on October 19, 2019

At least 62 killed in Afghan mosque bombing

A spokesman for Nangarhar province's governor says there were multiple blasts from explosives placed inside the mosque in the Jawdara area of Haska Mena district. Mia Womersley reports.

Credit: Reuters Studio Duration: 00:38Published on October 18, 2019

Afghans search for bodies after at least 69 killed in mosque explosions

Police and local people searched on Saturday for more bodies in the rubble of a mosque in Afghanistan's eastern Nangarhar province after bomb blasts in which at least 69 people were killed during..
Reuters - Published on October 19, 2019

Suicide bomber kills five at wedding party in eastern Afghanistan

A suicide bomber on foot targeted a wedding party in Afghanistan's eastern province of Nangarhar on Friday, killing at least five people and injuring 40, local officials said.
Reuters - Published on July 12, 2019

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