Afghanistan provincial capital Gardez is located on an important road that connects Prachinarto Pakistan's Khyber Paktunkhwa.
Gardez (Pashto:  / Persian: ; Gardez, 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. 
