American Market (also known as Sitara Market) is a market located in

Peshawar Peshawar (; ps, پېښور ; hnd, ; ; ur, ) is the sixth most populous city in Pakistan, with a population of over 2.3 million. It is situated in the north-west of the country, close to the International border with Afghanistan. It is ...

Pakistan Pakistan ( ur, ), officially the Islamic Republic of Pakistan ( ur, , label=none), is a country in South Asia. It is the world's fifth-most populous country, with a population of almost 243 million people, and has the world's second-lar ...

. It sells various types of electronic goods and is notorious for giving its visitors the opportunity to purchase various firearms and accessories. According to a local dealer, "the area has come to be known as the American Market because it sells US goods that have either been stolen and transported from Afghanistan, or from trucks captured from

NATO The North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO, ; french: Organisation du traité de l'Atlantique nord, ), also called the North Atlantic Alliance, is an intergovernmental military alliance between 30 member states – 28 European and two No ...

transporting goods from Pakistan to Afghanistan." Even though being nicknamed the "American Market", this market sells "arms from the US, China, Russia, Iran and just about every other country you can think of". After the

withdrawal of United States troops from Afghanistan (2020–2021) The United States Armed Forces completed their withdrawal from Afghanistan on 30 August 2021, marking the end of the War in Afghanistan (2001–2021), 2001–2021 war. In February 2020, the Presidency of Donald Trump, Trump administration and ...

, the supply of contraband to the market has dwindled. As a result, the number of customers visiting it has significantly decreased.

References

Retail markets in Pakistan Black markets Corruption in Pakistan {{Peshawar-stub