The unfortunate Afghan province located adjacent to Mohmand, Kurram, and Khyber Agencies. The capital is Jalalabad. The province was the fief of Younus Khalis after the Soviets departed and one of his sons is the current provincial Taliban commander. Nangarhar is Haqqani country..
province of Afghanistan in the latest wave of shelling from the other side of the Durand Line.
The provincial government in Nangarhar in a statement said the shells landed in Nazian district of Nangarhar.
The statement further added that the shelling started at around 11 am local time and continued until 4 pm.
The Nangarhar government said there are no reports regarding the possible damages and casualties as a result of the shelling.
This comes as more than 80 artillery shells were fired on Nangarhar province last week.
According to the local officials, the shelling took place on Nazian and Achin districts of the province but no casualties were incurred to the residents.
The Pak officials are claiming that the majority of the attacks on their security posts take place from the Afghan soil.
The Pak military said last week that a soldier was killed and another was maimed after
... the place to go if you've got an Indiana Jones hat and whip. Chock full of high adventure and treacherous Pathans. You should really train up to it, though...located in the Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa province of the country.