.: cities in Afghanistan

Jalalabad (Pashto/Persian: جلال آباد Jalālābād), formerly called Adina Pur (Pushto:آدينه پور) as documented by the 7th century Hsüan-tsang, is a city in eastern Afghanistan. Located at the junction of the Kabul River and Kunar River near the Laghman valley, Jalalabad is the capital of Nangarhar province. It is linked by approximately 155 kilometres (95 mi) of highway with Kabul to the west. Jalalabad is the second-largest city in eastern Afghanistan as well as the centre of its social and business activity because of its border to Pakistan which is the main source of products to all Afghanistan. Major industries include papermaking, as well as agricultural products including oranges, rice and sugarcane. Jalalabad is one of the leading trading centres with neighbouring Pakistan.

A panoramic view of a section of Jalalabad

Jalalabad Bridge

Jalalabad Cricket Stadium

Pashtunistan Square

Mosque in Jalalabad

Governor's House in Jalalabad

Building on a main road.

Maurya Empire under Ashoka the Great

Newly excavated Buddhist stupa at Mes Aynak in Logar Province of Afghanistan. Similar stupas have been discovered in neighboring Ghazni Province, including in the northern Samangan Province.

Market in Jalalabad in 1969

An Afghan Air Force Mi-17 helicopter comes in for a landing at Jalalabad Airport in October 2011.

Sherzai Cricket Stadium (under construction)

Mausoleum of King Amanullah Khan

Kābul (Pashto: کابل Kābəl, Persian: کابل Kābol), is the capital of the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan also the largest city of Afghanistan, located in the eastern section of Afghanistan. According to a 2012 estimate, the population of the city was around 3,289,000, which includes all the major ethnic groups. It is the 64th largest and the 5th fastest growing city in the world.
Kabul is over 3,500 years old and many empires have controlled the city which is at a strategic location along the trade routes of South and Central Asia. It has been ruled by the Achaemenids, Seleucids, Mauryans, Kushans, Kabul Shahis, Saffarids, Ghaznavids, and Ghurids. Later it was controlled by the Mughal Empire until finally becoming part of the Durrani Empire with help from the Afsharid dynasty.During the Soviet war in Afghanistan the city continued to be an economic center and was relatively safe. Between 1992 and 1996, a civil war between militant groups devastated Kabul and caused the deaths of thousands of civilians, serious damage to infrastructure, and an exodus of refugees. Since the Taliban's fall from power in November 2001, the Afghan government and other countries have attempted to rebuild the city, although the Taliban insurgents have slowed the re-construction efforts and staged major attacks against the government, the NATO-led forces, foreign diplomats and Afghan civilians.

Country     Afghanistan
Province     Kabul
No. of districts     18
Government
• Mayor     Muhammad Yunus Nawandish
Area
• Metropolis     275 km2 (106 sq mi)
• Metro     425 km2 (164 sq mi)
Elevation     1,791 m (5,876 ft)
Population (2013)
• Urban     3,476,000 (March 2,013)[1]
• Metro     3,319,794
• Demonym     Kabuli
Time zone     Afghanistan Standard Time (UTC+4:30)
Area code(s)     (+93) 20