Nangalam

{{Short description|Town in Afghanistan}} {{Infobox settlement  | name = Nangalam | native_name = | settlement_type = Town | image_skyline = | image_caption = | image_flag = | image_seal = | image_shield = | image_map = | map_caption = | pushpin_map = Afghanistan#Asia | pushpin_label_position = right | pushpin_mapsize = 300 | pushpin_map_caption = | pushpin_relief = yes | coordinates = {{Coord|34.9719|N|70.9082|E|region:|display=inline,title}} | motto = | nickname = | subdivision_type = Country | subdivision_name = Afghanistan | subdivision_type1 = Province | subdivision_name1 = Kunar | subdivision_type2 = District | subdivision_name2 = Dara-I-Pech | subdivision_type3 = | subdivision_name3 = | established_title = | established_date = | government_type = | government_footnotes = | leader_title = | leader_name = | leader_title2 = | leader_name2 = | area_footnotes = | area_total_km2 = | area_land_km2 = | area_water_km2 = | elevation_footnotes = | elevation_m = | population_footnotes = | population_total = | population_as_of = | population_density_km2 = | population_urban = | population_note = | population_demonyms = | timezone = Afghanistan Standard Time | utc_offset = +04:30 | postal_code_type = | postal_code = | area_code = | blank_name = | blank_info = | website = | official_name = }} '''Nangalam''' is a town in Pech Valley in Kunar Province of Afghanistan.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Ward |first=Clarissa |date=2012-01-12 |title=Nangalam: A symbol of the Afghan war's troubles - CBS News |url=https://www.cbsnews.com/news/nangalam-a-symbol-of-the-afghan-wars-troubles/ |access-date=2024-08-25 |website=www.cbsnews.com |language=en-US}}</ref> It is situated at the junction of Pech and Waygal rivers.<ref>{{Cite book |last=d'Hage |first=Adrian |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=ClpgDwAAQBAJ |title=The Russian Affair |date=2018-07-02 |publisher=Penguin Group Australia |isbn=978-1-74348-421-0 |language=en}}</ref><ref name=":0">{{Cite book |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=6SFwIWF4NjsC |title=Wanat: Combat Action in Afghanistan, 2008 |date=2010 |publisher=Combat Studies Institute Press, US Army Combined Arms Center |isbn=978-0-9841901-8-8 |language=en}}</ref>

== Demographics == Most residents of Nangalam today are Safi Pashtuns.<ref name=":0" /><ref>{{Cite book |last=Lockyer |first=Adam |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=Q6QzDwAAQBAJ |title=Foreign Intervention, Warfare and Civil Wars: External Assistance and Belligerents' Choice of Strategy |date=2017-09-01 |publisher=Routledge |isbn=978-1-351-61991-2 |language=en}}</ref>

== History == Nangalam has been at the center of many conflicts. It was razed by Soviet-backed Afghan forces in 1978.<ref name=":0" />

During the War in Afghanistan, U.S. forces built a military base in Nangalam. After suffering heavy casualties, U.S. troops had to retreat from the base in 2011. Surprisingly, Afghan forces later were successful in bringing peace to the region on their own.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Ahmed |first=Azam |date=2013-08-31 |title=U.S. Soldiers Find Surprise on Returning to Afghan Valley: Peace |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2013/08/31/world/asia/us-soldiers-find-surprise-on-returning-to-afghan-valley-peace.html |access-date=2024-08-25 |work=The New York Times |language=en-US |issn=0362-4331}}</ref>

thumb|center|Nangalam's location

== References ==  {{reflist}} Category:Populated places in Kunar Province