Asadabad, Afghanistan
Asadabad (Dari: اسعدآباد), 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
اسعدآباد Chaghasarai (چغسرای) | |
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City | |
Asadabad view | |
Asadabad Location in Afghanistan | |
| Coordinates: 34°52′27″N 71°9′10″E | |
| Country | Afghanistan |
| Province | Kunar |
| District | Asadabad |
| Elevation | 827 m (2,713 ft) |
| Population | |
| • Total | 48,400 |
| Time zone | + 4.30 |
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 miles) northeast of Jalalabad, Afghanistan. Asadabad deals with a moderate amount of trade goods. Nawa Pass, that lies about 16 km (10 miles) 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.
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.