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Gardez

The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
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 . Author not available, GARDEZ. , The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition 2007 ... Read more
Afghanistan

AFGHANISTAN

LOCATION, SIZE, AND EXTENT TOPOGRAPHY CLIMATE FLORA AND FAUNA ENVIRONMENT POPULAT ION MIGRATION ETHNIC GROUPS LANGUAGES RELIGIONS TRANSPORTATION HISTORY GOVERNMENT POLITICAL PARTIES LOCAL GOVERNMENT JUDICIAL SYSTEM ARMED FORCES INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION ECONOMY INCOME LABOR ...

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Mohammad Najibullah

Mohammad Najibullah

Mohammad Najibullah (1947-1996) ruled the Republic of Afghanistan from May 4, 1986, until April 15, 1992, spanning a period during which control of the country by the former Soviet Union waned and one of the cold war's final proxy conflicts became, once again, a civil ...

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