Kunar Province Cricket Team
Kunar may refer to: *Kunar, Budaun, is a village in India *Künar, Kale *Kunar Hembram, is an Indian politician *Kunar snowtrout, is a species of ray-finned fish *Kunar Valley, Afghanistan and Pakistan *Kunar Province, Afghanistan *Islamic Emirate of Kunar, today Afghanistan *Kunar River, Afghanistan and Pakistan *Raid on Kunar, was a NATO operation *Ghaziabad, Kunar, is a District in Kunar Province, in eastern Afghanistan *Bar Kunar District, is a district in Kunar Province, Afghanistan *Kuz Kunar District, is a district in the north of Nangarhar Province, Afghanistan *Kunar Cricket Ground, is a cricket ground in Asadabad *Khas Kunar District, is the largest district in the Kunar Province, Afghanistan Afghanistan, officially the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan,; prs, امارت اسلامی افغانستان is a landlocked country located at the crossroads of Central Asia and South Asia. Referred to as the Heart of Asia, it is bordere ... {{geodis [Baidu]   |
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Kunar, Budaun
Kunar (''in hindi:कुनार'') is a village in Salarpur block, Budaun district, Uttar Pradesh, India.Village code of Kunar is 128234. As per the report of 2011 Census of India, The total population of the village is 1172, where 616 are males and 556 are females. The village is administrated by Gram Panchayat Gram Panchayat () is a basic village-governing institute in Indian villages. It is a democratic structure at the grass-roots level in India. It is a political institute, acting as cabinet of the village. The Gram Sabha work as the general bo .... References Villages in Budaun district {{Budaun-geo-stub ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Ghaziabad, Kunar
Ghāzīābād ( fa, غازی آباد) is a District in Kunar Province, in eastern Afghanistan. Named after the khan of Ghaziabad, Amir Muhammad Ghazi Khan Shaheed.National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency The National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency (NGA) is a combat support agency within the United States Department of Defense whose primary mission is collecting, analyzing, and distributing geospatial intelligence (GEOINT) in support of natio .... Geonames database entry.search Accessed 2011-05-12. References Populated places in Kunar Province {{Kunar-geo-stub ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Asadabad, Afghanistan
Asadabad ( prs, اسعدآباد), also called Chaghasarai (), is the capital city of Kunar Province in Afghanistan. It is located in the eastern-northeastern portion of the country. 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. Asadabad is in a mountainous region of the Hindu Kush mountains about 13 km (eight miles) northwest of the Pakistani border and 80 km (50 miles) northeast of Jalalabad, Afghanistan. Asadabad deals with a moderate amount of trade goodsNawa Pass that lies about 16 km (10 miles) south of Asadabad, is the next major border crossing point north of the Khyber Pass for the region. The pass is under constant observation due to its relative ease to cross for commerce and its potential usage for smuggling and Taliban insurgency, Taliban insurgents. On 14 August 2021, Asadabad was seized by Taliban fighters, bec ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Cricket
Cricket is a bat-and-ball game played between two teams of eleven players on a field at the centre of which is a pitch with a wicket at each end, each comprising two bails balanced on three stumps. The batting side scores runs by striking the ball bowled at one of the wickets with the bat and then running between the wickets, while the bowling and fielding side tries to prevent this (by preventing the ball from leaving the field, and getting the ball to either wicket) and dismiss each batter (so they are "out"). Means of dismissal include being bowled, when the ball hits the stumps and dislodges the bails, and by the fielding side either catching the ball after it is hit by the bat, but before it hits the ground, or hitting a wicket with the ball before a batter can cross the crease in front of the wicket. When ten batters have been dismissed, the innings ends and the teams swap roles. The game is adjudicated by two umpires, aided by a third umpire and match referee ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Kunar Cricket Ground
Kunar Cricket Ground ( ps, د کونړ کرکټ کرښه) is a cricket ground situated on the banks of the Kunar River at Asadabad, Afghanistan, Asadabad in Kunar Province. History Construction of the ground was funded by a $100,000 grant by the Asian Cricket Council, with construction commencing in the middle of 2017, following protests in Asadabad over delays in the project. The ground held its inaugural first-class cricket match when it hosted a match between Amo Sharks, Amo Region and Band-e-Amir Dragons, Band-e-Amir Region in the 2017–18 Ahmad Shah Abdali 4-day Tournament. To date the ground has hosted eighteen first-class matches, including for the Kunar Province cricket team. In a match between Kabul Eagles, Kabul Region and Boost Defenders, Boost Region in the 2018 Ahmad Shah Abdali 4-day Tournament, Kabul batsman Shafiqullah (cricketer), Shafiqullah scored the fastest double century in first-class cricket. He scored 200 not out from 89 balls, and also scored the most six ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Districts Of Afghanistan
The districts of Afghanistan, known as ''wuleswali'' ( ps, ولسوالۍ, ''wuləswāləi''; fa, شهرستان, ''shahrestān'') are secondary-level administrative units, one level below provinces. The Afghan government issued its first district map in 1973.''Afghanistan; Districts and Codes by Province'', Edition 2.0, AID / Rep. DC&A Mapping Unit, October 1991, Peshawar, Pakista/ref> It recognized 325 districts, counting ''wuleswalis'' (districts), ''alaqadaries'' (sub-districts), and ''markaz-e-wulaiyat'' (provincial center districts). In the ensuing years, additional districts have been added through splits, and some eliminated through merges. In June 2005, the Afghan government issued a map of 398 districts. It was widely adopted by many information management systems, though usually with the addition of ''Sharak-e-Hayratan'' for 399 districts in total. It remains the ''de facto'' standard as of late 2018, despite a string of government announcements of the creation of ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Kuz Kunar District
Kuz Kunar ( ps, کوز کونړ, lit. "Lower Kunar") or Khewa ( ps, ښېوه; also spelled Shewa) is a district in the north of Nangarhar Province, Afghanistan, on the Kunar River. It is counted one of the more secure districts of Nangarhar, where many foreigners go to visit the social, agricultural and structural rehabilitation of the area. Its population, which is 75% Pashtun, was estimated at 167,640 in 2002, of whom 32,000 were children under 12. It is also hometown of Swedish cricketer Saeed Ahmed son of Abdul Qahar. History On 12 May 2020, a suicide bombing took place in Kuz Kunar District at the funeral of Shaikh Akram, a former commander of the district's police force, who had died of a heart attack a day earlier. The blast killed 32 people and injured 133 others, some severely. Abdullah Malikzai, a member of Nangarhar's provincial council, was killed in the attack, while his father, Malik Qais Noor Agha, a lawmaker, was wounded. Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant – K ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Bar Kunar District
Bar Kunar District is situated in the northeastern part of Kunar Province, Afghanistan. It borders Asadabad district to the southwest, Nuristan Province to the northwest, Nari district to the northeast and Dangam district to the southeast. The population is 19,500 (2006) - all Pashtun. The district center is the village of Asmãr () at 983 m elevation in a river valley, located in the most southern part of the district.The district is mountainous and the arable land Arable land (from the la, arabilis, "able to be ploughed") is any land capable of being ploughed and used to grow crops.''Oxford English Dictionary'', "arable, ''adj''. and ''n.''" Oxford University Press (Oxford), 2013. Alternatively, for the ... is not enough and people are poor. It is said that the fight against the Soviet Army started in this district External linksAIMS District Map Districts of Kunar Province {{Kunar-geo-stub ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Afghanistan
Afghanistan, officially the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan,; prs, امارت اسلامی افغانستان is a landlocked country located at the crossroads of Central Asia and South Asia. Referred to as the Heart of Asia, it is bordered by Pakistan to the Durand Line, east and south, Iran to the Afghanistan–Iran border, west, Turkmenistan to the Afghanistan–Turkmenistan border, northwest, Uzbekistan to the Afghanistan–Uzbekistan border, north, Tajikistan to the Afghanistan–Tajikistan border, northeast, and China to the Afghanistan–China border, northeast and east. Occupying of land, the country is predominantly mountainous with plains Afghan Turkestan, in the north and Sistan Basin, the southwest, which are separated by the Hindu Kush mountain range. , Demographics of Afghanistan, its population is 40.2 million (officially estimated to be 32.9 million), composed mostly of ethnic Pashtuns, Tajiks, Hazaras, and Uzbeks. Kabul is the country's largest city and ser ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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NATO
The North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO, ; french: Organisation du traité de l'Atlantique nord, ), also called the North Atlantic Alliance, is an intergovernmental military alliance between 30 member states – 28 European and two North American. Established in the aftermath of World War II, the organization implemented the North Atlantic Treaty, signed in Washington, D.C., on 4 April 1949. NATO is a collective security system: its independent member states agree to defend each other against attacks by third parties. During the Cold War, NATO operated as a check on the perceived threat posed by the Soviet Union. The alliance remained in place after the dissolution of the Soviet Union and has been involved in military operations in the Balkans, the Middle East, South Asia, and Africa. The organization's motto is ''animus in consulendo liber'' (Latin for "a mind unfettered in deliberation"). NATO's main headquarters are located in Brussels, Belgium, while NATO ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Künar, Kale
Künar is a village in the Kale District of Denizli Province Denizli Province ( tr, ) is a province of Turkey in Western Anatolia, on high ground above the Aegean coast. Neighbouring provinces are Uşak to the north, Burdur, Isparta, Afyon to the east, Aydın, Manisa to the west and Muğla to the south ... in Turkey. References Villages in Kale District {{Denizli-geo-stub ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |