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Nuristan

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Nu·ri·stan  (nr-stn, -stän)
A region of northeast Afghanistan on the southern slopes of the Hindu Kush.
Nuristan [ˌnʊərɪˈstɑːn]
n
(Placename) a region of E Afghanistan: consists mainly of high mountains (including part of the Hindu Kush), steep narrow valleys, and forests. Area: about 13 000 sq. km (5000 sq. miles) Former name Kafiristan
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Construction work on 24 kilometres road -- connecting two districts of the eastern Nuristan province -- was launched on Wednesday, an official said.
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NATO and Afghan troops on Monday launched a joint operation in Nuristan to flush out Taliban insurgents who killed eight US soldiers at the weekend -- the coalition's heaviest toll in a single incident in more than a year.
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