Gardez is the capital of Paktia Province, Afghanistan.
The city is not far from the Tora Bora region of caves and tunnels, where it was believed that Osama bin Laden hid.
It was also the birthplace of President Mohammad Najibullah, the last ruler of the Soviet-backet Democratic Republic of Afghanistan. After his overtrown, he was murdered by the Taliban. He is also buried in this city.
Gardez is west of Khost and 60 miles south of Kabul.
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