Nangarhar Province

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Nangarhar Province is one of the 34 provinces of Afghanistan, and has 22 districts. It is located in the east of the country, bordering Pakistan. Its capital is Jalalabad.

More than 1,436,000 inhabitants live in this province (it is the third province in number of inhabitants), it is very steep and one of the areas where Osama bin Laden was suspected of hiding.
On the outskirts of the city of Jalalabad is Nangarhar University, it is the second university in the country, and one of the most renowned. This region has large, fertile valleys suitable for raising livestock. Olive trees, cherry trees, apple trees, pear trees, potatoes, tomatoes, onions are grown, and approximately 75% of the poppy (Papaver somniferum) in the country is cultivated: about 1,600 tons of opium (equivalent to 60%). of European consumption)

Politics

Like the rest of the country, the province is led by a Provincial Governor, (Gul Aghza Sherzai as of August 2012^[update]) and a governor for each of its districts. Since 2001 and after the flight of the Taliban, they are gradually returning to the province. More recently, the Islamic State is displacing them.

Districts and Population

District	Women	Men	Totals
Jalalabad	100,200	106.300	206.500
Behsud	54.400	56.100	110,500
Surkh Rud	56,800	60.300	117.100
Chaparhar	28.800	29.800	58,600
Kama	36.400	38.300	74,700
Kuzkunar	25.900	27.500	53.400
Rodat	32.700	34,500	67,200
Khugyani	61.700	65.100	126.800
Bati Kot	36.100	37.500	73,600
Deh Bala	19.100	20.100	39.200
Pachir Waagam	20.100	21.300	41.400
Darah-e-Noor	19.200	20.000	39.200
Kot	25,000	25.600	50,600
Goshta	13,000	13,500	26.500
Achin	47.900	49.600	97,500
Shinwar	28.600	29.700	58.300
Muhmand Dara	21.300	22.400	43.700
Lalpoor	9.700	10.200	19.900
Sher Zad	31.600	32.800	64.400
Nazyan	6.900	7.400	14.300
Hesarak	14,600	15.300	29.900
Dura Baba	11,000	11.700	22.700
Total	701,000	735,000	1.436,000

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