The town of Aliabad () is the center of Ali abad District in

Kunduz Province Kunduz () is one of the 34 provinces of Afghanistan, located in the northern part of the country next to Tajikistan. The population of the province is around 1,136,677, which is mostly a tribal society; it is one of Afghanistan's most ethnically ...

, Northern

Afghanistan Afghanistan, officially the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan, is a landlocked country located at the crossroads of Central Asia and South Asia. It is bordered by Pakistan to the Durand Line, east and south, Iran to the Afghanistan–Iran borde ...

. It is situated in the central part of the district at 425 m altitude on the main road between

Kunduz Kunduz (; ; ) is a city in northern Afghanistan and the capital of Kunduz Province. The city has an estimated population of about 268,893 as of 2015, making it about the List of cities in Afghanistan, seventh largest city of Afghanistan, and the ...

and

Baghlan Baghlan (Pashto and Dari: بغلان ''Baġlān'') is a city in northern Afghanistan, in the eponymous Baghlan Province. It is located three miles east of the Kunduz River, 35 miles south of Khanabad, and about 500 metres above sea level in t ...

. Aliabad has one hospital and is located in an area of rainfed cropland. The town is located on the

Kunduz River The Kunduz River () is a tributary of the Amu Darya in northern Afghanistan. It rises in Bamyan Province in the Hindu Kush, and in its upper reaches is also known as the Bamyan River or the Surkhab River. After passing through Baghlan and Kunduz p ...

. On 12 June 2021, Taliban forces captured the village as part of their nationwide military offensive.

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Populated places in Kunduz Province Villages in Afghanistan {{Kunduz-geo-stub

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