Eastern Afghanistan

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region of Afghanistan

Eastern Afghanistan is a region of Afghanistan bordering Pakistan that is characterized by its predominantly Pashtun population, mountainous terrain, and strategic location along key trade and transit routes.

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Observed surface forms (2)

Surface form	Occurrences
eastern Afghanistan	7
Southeastern Afghanistan	1

Statements (51)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	region of Afghanistan ⓘ
borderCrossingWithPakistan	Angur Ada ⓘ Ghulam Khan ⓘ Torkham ⓘ
borderRegionOf	Afghanistan–Pakistan border ⓘ surface form: Durand Line
bordersCountry	Pakistan ⓘ
climate	continental ⓘ semi-arid ⓘ
country	Afghanistan ⓘ
dominantReligion	Sunni Islam ⓘ
hasEconomicActivity	agriculture ⓘ cross-border trade ⓘ livestock herding ⓘ
hasLanguage	Dari ⓘ
hasMajorCity	Asadabad ⓘ Gardez ⓘ Jalalabad, Afghanistan ⓘ surface form: Jalalabad Khost ⓘ Mehtarlam ⓘ Parun ⓘ
hasMajorEthnicGroup	Pashtuns ⓘ
hasMajorLanguage	Pashto language ⓘ surface form: Pashto
hasProvince	Ghazni Province ⓘ Khost Province ⓘ Kunar Province ⓘ Laghman Province ⓘ Logar Province ⓘ Nangarhar Province ⓘ Nuristan Province ⓘ Paktia Province ⓘ Paktika Province ⓘ
hasSecurityIssue	cross-border militancy ⓘ insurgency ⓘ
locatedInContinent	Asia ⓘ
locatedInSubregion	Central Asia ⓘ South Asia ⓘ
mountainRange	Hindu Kush ⓘ Safed Koh ⓘ Spin Ghar ⓘ
partOfCulturalRegion	Pashtunistan ⓘ
strategicImportance	key trade routes between Afghanistan and Pakistan ⓘ military significance in Afghan conflicts ⓘ transit corridor to South Asia ⓘ
terrainFeature	mountainous ⓘ river valleys ⓘ valleys ⓘ
timeZone	Afghanistan Time ⓘ
traversedByRiver	Kabul River ⓘ Kunar River ⓘ Kurram River ⓘ
utcOffset	+04:30 ⓘ