Kandahar

Kandahar or Qandahar (Pashto: قندھار) is one of the thirty-four provinces of Afghanistan. It is famous for being the birthplace of Mughal Empress Nur Jehan, who married Jahangir. Located in the south of the country, its capital is the city of Kandahar. Kandahar is a major trading center for sheep, wool, cotton, silk, felt, food grains, fresh and dried fruit, and tobacco. The region produces fine fruits, especially pomegranates and grapes, and the city has plants for canning, drying, and packing fruit. Kandahar has an international airport and extensive road links. Together with Peshawar in Pakistan, Kandahar is the main city of ethnic Pashtuns.