Claim: Afghanistan provincial capital Gardez is located on an important road that connects Prachinar to Pakistan's Khyber Paktunkhwa.
Evidence: Gardez (Pashto: ګردېز‎ / Persian: گردیز‎; Gardēz, meaning "mountain fortress" in Middle Persian) is the capital of the Paktia Province of Afghanistan. Gardez is located at a junction between two important roads, one connecting Kabul with Khost, the other linking Ghazni with Parachinar in Pakistan's Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.