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Encyclopedia > Asadabad, Afghanistan

Asadabad (or Asad Abad) is a city of Afghanistan, the capital of Kunar province. It is located on the Kunar River. Categories: Stub | Provinces of Afghanistan ...


Asadabad has been the scene of a number of incidents since the U.S. invasion of Afghanistan began. U.S. forces set up a provincial reconstruction team there in February 2004. The birth place of Sayeed jamal-udin Afghani. The United States, with support from the United Kingdom, Australia, Canada and the Northern Alliance, invaded Afghanistan in October 2001 as part of its War on Terrorism campaign. ... A provincial reconstruction team (PRT) is a group of sixty to one hundred civilians and military specialists who perform small reconstruction projects or provide security for others involved in aid work. ... 2004 is a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ...


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Afghanistan Rocked As 105 Die in Violence (850 words)
ASADABAD, Afghanistan, May 18 -- Afghanistan has been rocked over the past two days by some of the deadliest violence since the Taliban was driven from power in late 2001.
Afghanistan experienced several years of relative calm after a pro-Western government took over in Kabul in 2001.
The violence has surged as NATO forces prepare to assume the lead military role in Afghanistan from U.S. troops this summer, a transition that some observers believe the Taliban and other insurgent groups are seeking to test.
Asadabad (1944 words)
Asadabad is located in the northeastern province of Kunar.
The commander of the Asadabad garrison would later become one of the leaders of the Afghan guerrilla units in the eastern provinces opposing the Soviet intervention forces.
In April 2003 the soldiers of the mortar platoon at Asadabad Fire Base were the ones that lend a 120-millimeter response to threats the base might face.
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