Izzatullah, also spelled Ezzatullah or Ezatullah, is a common masculine Muslim given name, formed from the elements Izzat and Allah , originally of Arabic origin and meaning 'majesty', 'honor' and 'might' of Allah.
The name is widespread among Muslim Turkic peoples in the form of the first names Izzatulla, Izzatullo, and Gizzatulla, as well as adopted in Russian in the form of the Turkic family names Izzatulloev, Izzatullaev, Gizzatullin (corrupted versions: Gizzatulin/Izzatulin, Gizatullin/Izatullin, Gizatulin/Izatulin). The native Turkic forms of the family names are Izzatulla, Izzatullo, and Gizzatulla.
Jalalabad is the fifth-largest city of Afghanistan. It has a population of about 356,274, and serves as the capital of Nangarhar Province in the eastern part of the country, about 130 kilometres (80 mi) from the capital Kabul. Jalalabad is located at the junction of the Kabul River and the Kunar River in a plateau to the south of the Hindu Kush mountains. It is linked by the Kabul-Jalalabad Road to the west and Peshawar in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan, to the east through Torkham and the Khyber Pass.
Nangarhār also called Nangrahar or Ningrahar, is one of the 34 provinces of Afghanistan, located in the eastern part of the country and bordering Logar, Kabul, Laghman and Kunar provinces as well as having an international border with Pakistan. It is divided into 22 districts and has a population of about 1,735,531, the third highest of the country's 34 provinces. The city of Jalalabad is the capital of Nangarhar province. Nangarhar province is famous for fish and karaye, and the popular tourist locations Daroonta and Pul-e- Sayad.
Najibullah is a male Muslim given name, composed of the elements Najib and Allah. It means distinguished (servant) of God. It may refer to:
Haji Abdul Qadeer was a prominent Northern Alliance leader in Afghanistan and opposed the Taliban. Originally a commander of the Hezb-i Islami Khalis faction during the Soviet–Afghan War, he then served as governor of Nangarhar Province, the head of the Eastern Afghanistan Shura, and later Vice President of Afghanistan and Minister of Public Works in the administration of Hamid Karzai from 19 June 2002 until his assassination on 6 July 2002. He was the older brother of fellow anti-Soviet and Northern Alliance commander Abdul Haq, who was executed in late 2001 by the Taliban.
Bati Kot is a district in the east of Nangarhar Province, Afghanistan. Its population, which is 100% Pashtun, was estimated at 300,000 in 2017, of whom 25,500 were children under 12. The district is within the heartland of the Mohmand tribe of Pashtuns. The district centre is Nader Shah Kot.
Kuz Kunar or Khewa is a district in the north of Nangarhar Province, Afghanistan, on the Kunar River. It is counted one of the more secure districts of Nangarhar, where many foreigners go to visit the social, agricultural and structural rehabilitation of the area. Its population, which is 75% Pashtun, was estimated at 167,640 in 2002, of whom 32,000 were children under 12. It is also hometown of Swedish cricketer Saeed Ahmed son of Abdul Qahar.
ʻAbd al-Bāqī is a male Muslim given name. It is built from the Arabic words ʻabd and al-Bāqī, one of the names of God in the Qur'an, which give rise to the Muslim theophoric names. It means "servant of the Everlasting".
Hajji Din Mohammad also known as Azizullah Din Mohammad is a politician in Afghanistan who served as the Governor of Nangarhar Province followed by Governor of Kabul Province. He is currently the Chairman of Peace and Development Islamic Party. He has been involved in the peace and reconciliation process between the Afghan Government and the Taliban and is currently the deputy of High Council for National Reconciliation. Haji Din Mohammad comes from a distinguished Pashtun family "Arsala" The Arsala family is part of the Jabar Khel. He is also the elder brother of late Hajji Abdul Qadir and Abdul Haq His great-grandfather, Wazir Arsala Khan, served as Foreign Minister of Afghanistan in 1869. One of Arsala Khan's descendants, Taj Mohammad Khan, was a general at the Battle of Maiwand. Another descendant, Abdul Jabbar Khan, was Afghanistan’s first Ambassador to Russia.
Nusrat or Nusret or Nasrat is a unisex given name, meaning "victory" in Arabic. It may refer to:
A local leader of an anti-Taliban militia, from Sorubi, set up a provisional government in Nangarhar Province on November 16, 2001, after the Taliban retreated. The two other leaders in the provisional government were Hazrati Ali from Towr Kham and Malawi Yunis Khalis from the provincial capital, Jalalabad. The provisional government was part of the Eastern Shura.
Regional and tribal Afghan leaders rose up and formed an alliance known as the Eastern Shura to oust the Taliban in Khowst Province and Nangarhar Province, during the War in Afghanistan. Mary Anne Weaver, writing in The New York Times on the fourth anniversary of al Qaeda's attacks on September 11, 2001, described the formation of the Eastern Shura as the result of surrender negotiations on November 13, 2001, between Mohammad Yunus Khalis and Osama bin Laden.
Sorubi is a community in the southern corner of Rodat District, Nangarhar Province, Afghanistan.
Asadullāh, also written Asadollah, Assadullah or Asad Ullah, is a male Muslim given name meaning Lion of Allah.
'Saleh', 'Salih' or 'Saaleh' is a masculine given name (Arabic: صالح),. Pronounced: (British English: sar - leh).. The old name is derivative from the Arabic language and means 'righteous' or 'pious'. Commonly used as a first name, this name is prevalent amongst Islamic cultures, communities and ethnic groups across Asia and Europe. Most common amongst: Arabic, Tatar, Turkish, Persian, Chechen, Dagestani and other Turkic cultures and communities.
Hayatullah is a male Muslim given name, composed of the elements Hayat and Allah. It may refer to
Faizan, also spelt Faizan, Faydhan, Faizon, Faidhan, Faizaan, and Fayzan, a variant of Faiz, is a male given name and a surname. It has been variously translated as meaning "successful", "beneficence", "ruler" and "benefit".
Rauf or Rawuf is an Arabic male given name or surname which is a noun and the exaggerated form of the name Raif meaning "kind, affectionate, benign", "sympathetic, merciful" or compassionate.
The Islamic State – Khorasan Province (ISIS–K) is a regional branch of the Islamic State terrorist group active in South-Central Asia, primarily Afghanistan. ISIS–K, like its sister branches in other regions, seeks to destabilize and overthrow existing governments of the historic Khorasan region in order to establish an Islamic caliphate under its strict, fundamentalist Islamist rule.
The following lists events that happened during 2016 in Afghanistan.
Events in the year 2020 in Afghanistan.
