Kunar Province

Also known as Kunar

province of Afghanistan

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Kunar Province is a region located in eastern Afghanistan, bordering Pakistan. It has been strategically significant in recent Afghan history due to its mountainous terrain and its role in various conflicts.

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Instance of: province of Afghanistan
Country: Afghanistan
Located in: Afghanistan
Contains: Watapur District
Capital: Asadabad
Official language: Dari
Population: 578500
Area: 4339.0
Elevation: 1906
Time zone: UTC+04:30
Shares border with: Laghman Province
Image: Watapur district-2012.jpg

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language used: Tregami
Commons category: Kunar Province
topic's main category: Category:Kunar Province
office held by head of government: governor
category of associated people: Category:People from Kunar Province
category for people born here: Category:People from Kunar Province
native label: کونړ

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Kunar (Pashto: کونړ; Dari: کنر) is one of the 34 provinces of Afghanistan, located in the northeastern part of the country. Its capital is Asadabad also known as Chaghasray or Chaghan Saray (چغسري يا چغان سرای). The province has an estimated population of 544,839 people.

It is one of the four "N2KL" provinces (Nangarhar Province, Nuristan Province, Kunar Province and Laghman Province). N2KL was the designation used by the US and Coalition Forces in Afghanistan for the rugged region along the Afghanistan–Pakistan border opposite Pakistan's Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province. Kunar is the center of the N2KL region.

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Kunar Province

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