Nuristan, also spelled Nurestan or Nooristan, is one of the 34 provinces of Afghanistan, located in the eastern part of the country. It is divided into seven districts and has a population of about 140,900. Parun serves as the provincial capital.
Asadabad or Asad Abad is the capital city of Kunar Province in Afghanistan. It is located in the eastern portion of the country adjacent to Pakistan. The city is located within a valley at the confluence of the Pech River and Kunar River between two mountain ridgelines running along both sides of the valley from Northeast to Southwest.
Kunar is one of the 34 provinces of Afghanistan, located in the northeastern part of the country. Its capital is Asadabad. It has a population of about 428,800.
Assadullah Wafa is the former governor of the Afghan province of Helmand, and formerly governor of Kunar Province of Afghanistan and a previous governor of the Paktia Province where he was succeeded by Hakim Taniwal. His first name is sometimes spelled "Asadullah". He was born in Kandahar, Afghanistan.
Raja Man Singh was the kachwaha Rajput Raja of Amer, a state later known as Jaipur in Rajputana. He was a trusted general of the Mughal emperor Akbar, who included him among the Navaratnas, or the nine (nava) gems (ratna) of the royal court.
Abdul Wali was an Afghan man who died in US custody on June 21, 2003 at the age of 28. At the time of his death, he had been held for three days at the US base 10 miles south of Asadabad, in Kunar Province, Afghanistan, on suspicion of involvement in a rocket attack on the same base, after voluntarily handing himself in. The cause of his death was at first reported to be a heart attack, but this came into question when three members of the U.S. 82nd Airborne Division came forward to testify that CIA contractor David Passaro assaulted Wali. Passaro, a former U.S. Army Ranger, allegedly beat Wali for two consecutive nights, causing grievous injuries including a fractured pelvis. Prosecutors would charge that Passaro ordered soldiers not to allow Wali to sleep, limited his access to food and water and subjected him to two consecutive nights of interrogation and beatings. Among other injuries, Wali suffered a suspected fractured pelvis that would have made it impossible for him to urinate. Witnesses testified that during one session Passaro, while wearing combat boots, kicked Wali in the groin hard enough to lift him off the ground, threw Wali to the ground, beat Wali on the arms and legs with a heavy Maglite flashlight, and that Passaro also vigorously thrust a flashlight into Wali's abdomen. After the second night of beatings, Wali begged the soldiers to kill him and moaned a phrase that meant, "I'm dying." Wali died on his fourth day in custody. He repeatedly denied any involvement in the rocket attacks.
Pashtun culture is based on Pashtunwali, which is an ancient way of life, as well as speaking of the Pashto language and wearing Pashtun dress. The culture of the Pashtun people is highlighted since at least the time of Herodotus or Alexander the Great, when he explored the Afghanistan and Pakistan region in 330 BC. The Pashtun culture has little outside influence, and, over the ages, has retained a great degree of purity.
Said Hyder Akbar is an American writer and an entrepreneur in Afghanistan.
Sayed Fazlullah Wahidi is a politician in Afghanistan. He is the governor of Herat Province, appointed by President Hamid Karzai on July 02, 2013. Previously, he served as Kunar Governor and as the chairman of the Afghan NGOs' Coordination Bureau (ANCB), a non-profit umbrella organization of over 270 local NGOs.
Mawlawi Muhammad Hussain a.k.a. Jamil al-Rahman (1939–1991) was the leader of a Salafist state located in Afghanistan's Kunar Province.
The Nasar tribe is an ethnic Pashtun tribe mainly living in Afghanistan and Pakistan. It has mostly remained a nomadic tribe throughout history due to which it spread in the provinces of Kunar, Paktia, Laghman, Nangarhar and Ghazni province. In addition, Nasars have been living in Balochistan, Pakistan prior to partition. In Pakistan, Nasar tribe has been mainly residing in district Loralai, Zhob and Dukki. The recently designated distric of Dukki is the hub of Nasar tribe- the members of which are mainly attached with coal business. Rumours are that he owns more than two hundred coal mines. As they belong to nanomadic tribe so their livelihood is also very simple and due to which they are very kind hearted and benouvelent. With the passage of time and after the industrial revolution in the 19th century their land proved like a game changer for them in the shape of coal the so called black diamond. According to some of the historians they are the ancestors of the great sultan of delhi Ala ud din khilji. many of the nasari men are well educated. Saidal Khan Nasari was one of the prominent rulers of afghanistan and many nasar people feel proud of being the ancestors of khilji and they are proud of their fore fathers because of their bravery and love to their nation.The Nasar tribe is an ethnic Pashtun Ghilzai tribe living in Afghanistan in Qalat now known is Zabal, Kunar, Laghman, Ghazani and Kandahar province and also living in Pakistan in Baluchistan province. NASAR people are also living in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa(Dera Ismail Khan, Draban Kalan).The main and famous section of NASAR tribe naming TOOR NASAR, mostly live in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.Famous AFGHAN military commander SAIDAL KHAN NASAR, who fought against SAFAWIS of IRAN belonged to TOOR NASAR family. Some mentionable population of NASAR also live in D.G khan(punjab). Nasar tribesmen strictly follow PUSHTOONWALI rules. They are famous for their unique life style and traditions.It is one of the tribes in PUSHTOONs still avoiding Globalisation. NASAR controversy against SULEMAN KHEL tribe (GHILZAI) is famous in PUSHTOON history. this dispute remained for hundred years and hundreds of people of both side murdered.In this dispute nasar's subtribe with name Zangikhial had played a major role.most of the martyrs belong to zangikhail tribe.sulamankhail tribe had well known of their bravery.and also Barkhail had played a very good role in that dispute. In present NASAR tribe has well known politicians and parliament members in PAKISTAN,these politicians play a vital role in Pakistani politics. One of the politicians name MOULANA FAZAL-UR-RAHMAN(son of MUFTI MEHMOOD, former chief minister of NWFP) leading his own party JUI-F. JUI-F is main stream religious party of PAKISTAN and DEOBAND school of thought. Other parliamentarians include MOULANA ATTA-UR-RAHMAN and SARDAR YAQOOB NASAR. The governor of ZABUL province in AFGHANISTAN is ASHRAF KHAN NASARI.
Asmatullah Rohani is son of a prominent judge Hamdullah and he comes from Yousufzia tribe in eastern Kunar Province. His entire family is known as an intellectual family in eastern Kunar province because his father and his uncles were well educated and they have served as judges in several different provinces of Afghanistan. His family comes originally from Pashat district in Kunar province. However, later his immediate family settled in Tanar district of Kunar province. Asmatullah Rohani was born on August 3, 1937 in city of Balkh when his father was a judge in Northern Mazar-e Sharif province, Afghanistan. He died in Guelph on September 24, 2017. He completed his primary education at Shiah Koat Ahdad primary school in Nangarhar province and later in 1950 he was admitted to Madrassah Imam Abu Hanifa in Kabul. Asmatullah Rohani graduated from Madrassah Imam Abu Hanifa in 1957 and then went on and got his BA in 1961 from faculty of Islamic law at Kabul University. In 1972 he went to Australia on a scholarship for his higher education in international law and later in 1976 he went to Japan for further studies in International law.
Fazal Haq Mujahid was a military and political leader in Afghanistan against the Soviet Union. An active military and political involvement earned him a respected role in the country diverse political spectrum but was very soon assassinated by unknown gunmen in late 1990s. He was considered to be one of the very few undisputed political leaders who fought the USSR invasion and wanted to carry the victory by establishing or helping to establish a government to solve the political crisis. Because of his efforts, Nangarhar saw an early and balanced administration amid the disagreeable and severe political situations in the country.
2003 in Afghanistan. A list of notable incidents in Afghanistan during 2003
Fazal also spelled Fazl, is a given name meaning bounty. It may refer to:
Shuja ul-Mulk Jalala, also known as Ghulam Rasul, is a politician in Afghanistan. He is the governor of Kunar Province, appointed by President Hamid Karzai on July 15, 2013 after a suggestion by the Independent Directorate of Local Governance (IDLG). Previously, he served as advisor to President Hamid Karzai on tribal affairs.
Negin Khpalwak is a female conductor leading the Zohra - the first all-female orchestra in Afghanistan from Afghanistan National Institute for Music. On February, 2017, the orchestra played at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland.
