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From: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition | Date: 2008 | Copyright information

Gardez or Gardeyz , city (1979 pop. 9,550), capital of Paktia prov., E Afghanistan, on the Jilga River. It lies on the old trade routes between Afghanistan and the Peshawar region of Pakistan and is now a market for lumber. It was a major center of military action during the Afghanistan War .

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