Asadabad (Dari: اسعدآباد), also called Chaghasarai (چغسرای), is the capital city of Kunar Province in Afghanistan.

The pass is under constant observation due to its relative ease to cross for commerce and its potential usage for smuggling and Taliban insurgents.

The region would have come under the borders of various empires of the ages, including the Achaemenid Persians, the Greco-Bactrian Kingdom, the Yousufzai Tribe, and many more.

Emperor Babur (late 15th century/early 16th century) claims to have taken over the town as part of his military campaigns in the area.

Over the 20th century, various technical improvements were made such as roads, a shopping area, schools, a bridge, a gas station, etc.

[11] In the opening times of the Soviet Afghan war (1979–1988), Kunar province saw some of the first rebellions against the communist People's Democratic Party of Afghanistan.

As punishment, PDPA troops with Soviet advisors massacred the males of the nearby village of Kerala, burying their bodies in a field near the Pech river.

In January 1979, a large guerrilla force, reported by the contemporary press - estimated - at 5,000 strong, attempted to capture the town, which was the headquarters of the Afghan Army's 9th Division.

[15] The explosions destroyed the headquarters of Islamic leader Jamil al-Rahman, and killed a number of his followers.

About 10% - 15% of the valley surrounding Asadabad is used for agriculture by using an ancient land development technique called terracing.