Qala e Naw

History

On 7 July 2021, the Taliban began an assault on the city which culminated in defeat by Afghan forces. The other side claimed that at least 69 Taliban fighters were killed and 23 injured. The city was captured by the Taliban on 12 August 2021, around the same time as the fall of Herat, becoming the thirteenth provincial capital to be seized as part of the wider 2021 Taliban offensive.

Geography

Qala-e-Naw is located north of the Paropamisus Mountains (Selseleh-ye Safīd Kūh). Barren land accounts for 49% of its land area and only 28% is classified as built-up. Of the built-up land, 60% is residential.District 4 has a large institutional and transportation land use as a result of the airport located there.

Climate

Qala i Naw has a mediterranean climate (Köppen climate classification Csa), with hot summers and cold winters. Precipitation mostly falls in winter and early spring. Snow is common in winter. |Jan record high C = 23.2 |Feb record high C = 25.4 |Mar record high C = 32.7 |Apr record high C = 33.5 |May record high C = 39.1 |Jun record high C = 42.5 |Jul record high C = 42.8 |Aug record high C = 40.0 |Sep record high C = 37.7 |Oct record high C = 35.0 |Nov record high C = 30.5 |Dec record high C = 26.5 |Jan record low C = −27.3 |Feb record low C = -26.1 |Mar record low C = −10.9 |Apr record low C = -9.0 |May record low C = 2.3 |Jun record low C = 6.6 |Jul record low C = 11.2 |Aug record low C = 6.3 |Sep record low C = 0.2 |Oct record low C = -7.0 |Nov record low C = −9.6 |Dec record low C = −23.4 |access-date = December 25, 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230504065547/ftp://ftp.atdd.noaa.gov/pub/GCOS/WMO-Normals/RA-II/AH/40937.TXT |archive-date=2023-05-04}}

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References

References

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8. (12 August 2021). "Afghanistan: Major cities fall to Taliban amid heavy fighting". BBC News.
9. (12 August 2021). "Afghanistan Collapse Accelerates as 2 Vital Cities Near Fall to Taliban".
10. "The State of Afghan Cities Report 2015".