Chaman

Chaman ( Urdu: چمن ) is a city and administrative headquarters of the Qilla Abdullah District, Balochistan, Pakistan. Chaman is situated in the south of the border with Afghanistan and connects across the border with the Afghan town of Spin Boldak in Kandahar province. The place is one of the three border crossing points, in addition to Torkham at the Khyber Pass and Ghulam Khan between Pakistan and Afghanistan. The population of Chaman is composed mainly of the tribe of the Achakzai together, which are among the Pashtuns.

Transport Infrastructure and Trade

Chaman has a rail loading station for travelers from Kandahar and other parts of Afghanistan. In addition, a passenger train daily connecting Chaman and Quetta. The place is a famous trading center in Belustschistan which connects Afghanistan with India to Karachi.

Sports

The residents of the village are famous throughout the country for their successful football game ( soccer). The football club of Chaman as well as the Afghan and Muslim football club representing the city since 1940, Pakistani football. The Chaman football club provides numerous players of the Pakistani national Mohammad Essa and Hayat Ullah as and others. The place is also home to the Afghan FC, ​​which plays in the Pakistan Premier League. Two players on this team in the national team of Pakistan, including their captain, Muhammad Essa. In the village the Jamal Nasir Shaheed Stadium is located.

Afghan War

On August 30, 2009, attack on a NATO camp took place, in which numerous tanks and fuel trucks and other delivery vehicles with missiles and guns were fired before the vehicles were destroyed.