Nowshak (Noshaq or Nowshakh) – At 7,492 meters (24,580 feet) high, Nowshak is the highest mountain in Afghanistan and the second highest independent peak of the Hindu Kush (after Tirich Mir in Pakistan which reaches heights of 7,690 m, or 25,230 feet). Nowshak is located in the northeastern corner of Afghanistan, along the Durand line which marks the border with Pakistan. The north and west sides of the mountain are in Afghanistan whereas the south and eastern sides are in Pakistan.

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 As part of the United Nations Environment Day that is celebrated across the world each year on 5^th June, WCS joined with Afghanistan’s National Environmental Protection Agency (who organised and hosted the event), the Ministry of Agriculture, Irrigation and Livestock (MAIL) and USAID to promote awareness of the country’s sensitive and often threatened environment, and enhance public and private action towards protecting it.

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