ДЄfter the resignation of President Najibullah, Jalalabad quickly fell to mujahideen rebels of Yunus Khalis on April 19, 1992. Many buildings, such as schools, hospitals and public buildings were destroyed during the 2-month battle. The city was heavily bombarded and hundreds of civilians were killed. However government forces managed to drive them out within two months, which was a major setback to the resistance fighters and the ISI. assaulted the city during the Battle of Jalalabad. In March 1989, two Mujahideen rebel factions backed by Pakistan and the U.S. ДЇrom 1978 to early 1990s, the city served as a strategic location for the Soviet-backed Democratic Republic of Afghanistan. In the 1960s and 1970s construction started on a new planned city called Reg-e Shamshad Khan. Other celebrated Pashtun families originate from the villages near Jalalabad too. The Sulemankhils, a Pashtun family famous for their scientific research, is from Jalalabad. The mausoleum of both rulers is enclosed by a garden facing Seraj-ul-Emart.

Seraj-ul-Emarat, the residence of Amir Habibullah and King Amanullah was destroyed in 1929 when Habibullah Kalakani rose to power the other sanctuaries however, retain vestiges of the past. Jalalabad is considered one of the most important cities of the Pashtun culture. ДЄerial view of Jalalabad in 2012 Since the 20th century In 1878, during the Second Anglo-Afghan War, the British again invaded and set up camps in Jalalabad but withdrew two years later. In the 1842 Battle of Jellalabad, Akbar Khan besieged the British troops on their way to Jalalabad. The British-Indian forces invaded Jalalabad in 1838, during the First Anglo-Afghan War. The Afghan army has long used the city while going back and forth during their military campaigns into the Indian subcontinent. In 1747, he founded the Durrani Empire (Afghan Empire) after re-conquering the area. Nader Shah's forces were accompanied by the young Ahmad Shah Durrani and his 4,000-strong Afghan army from southern Afghanistan. It remained part of the Mughal Empire until around 1738 when Nader Shah and his Afsharid forces began defeating the Mughals. Babur had chosen the site for this city which was built by his grandson Jalal-uddin Mohammad Akbar in 1560. The modern city gained prominence during the reign of Babur, founder of the Mughal Empire. Jalalabad was named in honour of Mughal ruler Jalal-uddin in the last decade of the sixteenth century, the grandson of Babur. It is said that the original name of Jalalabad was Adinapur. The region around Jalalabad later became part of the Khalji territory, followed by that of the Timurids. 'The Afghans and Khiljies who resided among the mountains having taken the oath of allegiance to Sabuktigin, many of them were enlisted in his army, after which he returned in triumph to Ghazni.' The Ghurids succeeded the Ghaznavids and expanded the Islamic empire further into Hindustan. Sabuktigin annexed the land all the way west of the Neelum River in Kashmir. The region became part of the Ghaznavid Empire in the 10th century. The Emir's gardens, pictured in the 19th century

During Timur Shah's reign of the Durrani Empire, Jalalabad served as the Afghan winter capital. For centuries the city has been favored by Afghan kings and it is a cultural significance in Afghan poetry. It hosts Afghanistan's second largest educational institute, Nangarhar University. Major industries include papermaking, as well as agricultural products including oranges, lemon, rice, and sugarcane, helped by its warm climate.

Jalalabad is a leading center of social and trade activity because of its proximity with the Torkham border crossing, 65В km (40В mi) away. It is linked by highways with Kabul to the west and the Pakistani city of Peshawar to the east including through the Khyber Pass. Jalalabad is located at the junction of the Kabul River and the Kunar River in a plateau to the south of the Hindu Kush mountains. It has a population of about 356,274, and serves as the capital of Nangarhar Province in the eastern part of the country, about 80 miles (130В km) from the capital Kabul. Jalalabad ( / dК’ Й™ Л€ l Г¦ l Й™ ЛЊ b Г¦ d/ Pashto/ Dari: Ш¬Щ„Ш§Щ„вЂЊШўШЁШ§ШЇвЂЋ, JalДЃlДЃbДЃd) is the fifth-largest city of Afghanistan.

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