Geo Quiz / Geo Answer
For today’s Geo Quiz we’re looking for a remote northeastern province in Afghanistan that borders Pakistan to the east and the Hindu Kush Mountains to the south. The answer is Nuristan, where U.S. forces run a forward operating base. Christian Science Monitor journalist Dana Harmon is embedded with troops there. She tells anchor Marco Werman what it’s like in this remote corner of the world.
Cross the border of Pakistan and head into Afghanistan for today’s Geo Quiz.
We’re looking for a remote mountainous province of Afghanistan, one of Afghanistan’s 34 provinces.
Pakistan lies to the east. The provincial capital is the city of Parun. Alexander the Great may have have passed this way back in the 4th century BC along with his horsemen, foot soldiers, chariots and fighting elephants. Nowadays this province is well off the beaten path.
“I think a lot of journalists don’t come here, it’s rather a forgotten province, it’s sort of in the northeast of the country, it’s an enormous province probably the poorest and least developed province, tremendous mountains.” (Reporter Danna Harmon)
Those would be the southern slopes of the Hindu Kush mountains. And that would be the last clue…
We’re looking for a remote mountainous province of Afghanistan, one of Afghanistan’s 34 provinces.
The answer is Nuristan Province (also spelled Nooristan).
U.S. Army Soldiers of the Kalagush Provincial Reconstruction Team conduct village assessments in NuristanU.S. Army Soldiers of the Kalagush Provincial Reconstruction Team conduct village assessments in Nuristan
Listen to our interview with Christian Science Monitor embedded journalist Dana Harmon who’s been traveling throughout Nuristan Province with US forces positioned at Kalagush a forward operating base: