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- Jalalabad: the valley between Kabul and the KhyberA short history of Jalalabad and its valley in eastern Afghanistan: the Buddhist monasteries of Hadda, Mughal gardens, the end of the British retreat in 1842, and the city's long role as a winter capital.Read article
- Kandahar: an oasis city and its long historyFrom a fortified settlement of the Achaemenid age to Ahmad Shah Durrani's capital and the home of Durrani and Ghilzai memory, a history of Kandahar and its old and new cities.Read article
- Peshawar: a short history of an ancient cityPeshawar, ancient Purushapura, was a Kushan capital and stands at the approach to the Khyber Pass. Learn about the Kanishka stupa, Gor Khuttree, Bala Hisar, the Mahabat Khan Mosque and the Qissa Khwani Bazaar.Read article