...It has a population of about 445,600, which is multi-ethnic and mostly a rural society. During the invasions of Alexander the Great, the area was known as Lampaka, wich is apparently Olde Macedonian for Laghman.The city of Mihtarlam serves as the bucolic capital of the province. The population is half Pashtun, the remainder Tadjik and Pashai. It had a repution for great wealth until it was conquered in the tenth century by Abu Mansur Sabuktigin.
He conquered it and set fire to the places in its vicinity which were inhabited by infidels, and demolishing the idol-temples, he established Islam in them, He marched and captured other cities and killed the polluted wretches, destroying the idolatrous and gratifying the Musulmans. After wounding and killing beyond all measure, his hands and those of his friends became cold in counting the value of the plundered property.After that it was mostly notable for the production of dirt, rocks, and holy men.
province of Afghanistan.
The Ministry of Interior (MoI) said the security forces discovered and defused four improvised bombs planted under a bridge in Qaraghai district of the province.
The statement further added that the landmines were discovered and defused by the Special Forces Unit of the Afghan National Police.
The anti-government armed bully boyz including Taliban
...mindless ferocity in a turban...
have not commented regarding the report so far.
Laghman is among the relatively calm provinces in East of Afghanistan where fewer reports regarding terrorist related incidents emerge from.
However,
those who apply themselves too closely to little things often become incapable of great things...
the anti-government armed bully boyz including Taliban have been attempting their foothold and insurgency in this province.
Earlier, reports had also emerged that the ISIS bully boyz are also attempting to expand their foothold in this province from the neighboring Nangarhar
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.