marketplace now has more than 600 stores, up from 100 just three years ago. Provincial Reconstruction Teams (PRTs) have constructed 16 schools, 20 medical clinics, and 8 district centers. PRTs completed construction on 13 roads and 11 bridges. Agribusiness Developmental Teams (ADTs) have several evolving projects and over 10 demonstration farms. Jalalabad-Asmar and Pech River roads have cut travel times in half and connected Asadabad centers of commerce with Jalabad. Law enforcement The Afghan National Police provide security for the city and district. There is also the International Security Assistance Force (ISAF), led by the United States armed forces. It is not only helping the Afghan government to develop the area but is also training the Afghan National Security Forces (ANSF), including the Afghan Border Police and the Afghan Armed Forces. Sport The Kunar Cricket Ground opened in 2018 and has played host to first-class cricket matches in the Ahmad Shah Abdali 4-day Tournament and the Mirwais Nika Provincial 3-Day Tournament. The ground is most notable for a match between Kabul Region and Boost Region in the 2018 Ahmad Shah Abdali 4-day Tournament, when Kabul batsman Shafiqullah scored the fastest double century in first-class cricket. He scored 200 not out from 89 balls, and also scored the most sixes in a first-class match, with 24. Notable residents and incidents U.S. Navy Lieutenant Michael P. Murphy was posthumously awarded the Medal of Honor for his actions during Operation Red Wings, which took place in the mountainous terrain near Asadabad from June to July 2005. US Operations: "Big East Wind" and Operation Mountain Lion A man named Abdul Wali was tortured to death by CIA contractor David Passaro at the nearby US military base in 2003. Wali had brought himself in for questioning regarding the rocket attacks on the base, at the suggestion of the provincial governor, who told him he wouldn't be harmed. Passaro was later convicted of assault after 82nd Airborne Division troops testified against him. He received 8+ years in prison. Sister cities Union City, California, United States Gallery References External links ASADĀBĀD - Encyclopedia Iranica Asadabad.ru, an entire Russian website devoted to the veterans of the 334th from the Soviet Afghan war Vlasenko Map i-42-12, a highly detailed old Russian map of the area Populated places in Kunar Province Provincial capitals in Afghanistan