Baghlan

Baghlan grew as an urban center in the 1930s due to a new road from Kabul across the Kunduz River.

On 6 November 2007, a suicide bombing targeted a sugar factory in Baghlan, resulting in up to 100 deaths.

Baghlan features a cold semi-arid climate (BSk) under the Köppen climate classification.

The city of Baghlan has an estimated population of 219,073 people.

Baghlan is the center of sugar beet production in Afghanistan.