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Jalalabad (/ dʒ ə ˈ l æ l ə ˌ b æ d /; جلال آباد [d͡ʒä.lɑː.lɑː.bɑːd̪]) is the fifth-largest city of Afghanistan. It has a population of about 356,274, [ 3 ] and serves as the capital of Nangarhar Province in the eastern part of the country, about 130 kilometres (80 mi) from the capital Kabul .
Jalal-Abad (/ dʒ ə ˈ l ɑː l ə ˈ b ɑː d /; Kyrgyz: [dʑɑˌɫɑɫ‿ɑˈβɑt]) is the administrative and economic centre of Jalal-Abad Region in southwestern Kyrgyzstan. Its area is 88 square kilometres (34 sq mi), [ 2 ] and its resident population was 123,239 in 2021. [ 1 ]
Banda Singh Bahadur was notified that Sikh people were imprisoned and persecuted in the village of Unarsa, and the conditions were distressing for the Hindus, facing cruel treatment and tyranny in the town of Jalalabad, ruled by Jalal Khan Orakzai, a Rohilla Afghan of high renown and military experience. [8]
Jalalabad Airport (Pashto: د جلال اباد هوايي ډګر; IATA: JAA, ICAO: OAJL), also known as Nangarhar Airport, [6] [1] and referred to as Jalalabad Airfield (JAF) by the U.S. military during the War in Afghanistan, [7] is located next to the Kabul–Jalalabad Road, about 3 miles (4.8 km) southeast of Jalalabad, which is the capital of Nangarhar Province in Afghanistan. [8]
Jalal-Abad Region (/ dʒ ə ˈ l ɑː l ə ˈ b ɑː d /; Kyrgyz: [dʑɑˌɫɑɫ‿ɑˈβɑt]) is a region of Kyrgyzstan. Its capital is the city of the same name, Jalal-Abad . It is surrounded by (clockwise from the north) Talas Region , Chüy Region , Naryn Region , Osh Region , and Uzbekistan .
Bihsud District (Pashto: بهسود, formerly Jalalabad District) (Persian: ولسوالی بهسود) is a district of Nangarhar Province, Afghanistan. The district, which contains 40 main villages, is located around the city Jalalabad , spanning both sides of the Kabul River .
The Battle of Jalalabad (Pashto: د جلال آباد جګړه, Persian: نبرد جلالآباد) also known as Operation Jalalabad or the Jalalabad War, was a major battle that occurred in the spring of 1989, marking the beginning of the First Afghan Civil War. [16]
The First Battle of Jalalabad Airport was a battle between fighters associated with the Afghan Interim Government and Afghan Armed Forces that took place at Jalalabad Airport on 6–8 March 1989, as part of the Battle of Jalalabad and the greater Afghan Civil War that began after the Soviet withdrawal from Afghanistan in February 1989.