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Nuristan
[ noor-uh-stan, -stahn ]
noun
- a mountainous region in northeastern Afghanistan. 5,000 sq. mi. (12,950 sq. km).
Nuristan
/ ˌʊəɪˈɑː /
noun
- 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 nameKafiristan
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Those who have managed to reach the village in the eastern province of Nuristan were forced to use shovels and axes to dig through the rubble.
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Landslides, avalanches and other disasters are not uncommon in Nuristan, a mountainous region covered in forests near the border with Pakistan.
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More than 50 people were killed in an avalanche in the province back in 2017, while in 2021 dozens of people were killed in flash flooding in Nuristan.
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Eastern Afghanistan’s province of Nuristan is a green oasis in a country largely in the grip of desertification.
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In Nuristan, the news was even worse: there it had shrunk by 53 percent.
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