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Charikar

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Charikar (chä`rĭkär), city, NE Afghanistan. It is noted for its pottery and high-quality grapes. During the 1960s Afghanistan's largest textile factory was built nearby. During the 1979–89 occupation by Soviet forces, the region around Charikar was the scene of some of the fiercest fighting.
Charikar 

a city in eastern Afghanistan, on the Kunduz-Kabul highway. Capital of Parwan Province. Population, 100,000 (1973). Pottery is produced in the city.
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CHARIKAR (PAN): A selected five-member national team of Afghanistan cyclists has launched practice in Parwan province as part of its preparations for the upcoming 800-km cycle race in Iran scheduled for next month.
Afghan cyclists preparing for Iran tour by Pajhwok Afghan News (Kabul, Afghanistan)
5 miles) away in the town of Charikar where 61 schoolgirls and one of their teachers were treated in hospital, apparently also after inhaling some form of gas.
US urges probe into Afghan school poisonings by AFP / AFP Asian Edition
5 miles) away in the town of Charikar where 61 schoolgirls and one of their teachers were treated in hospital, apparently also after inhaling some form of gas.
US urges probe into Afghan school poisonings by AFP / AFP South Asian Edition
 
 
 
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