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Touring Raygay in Afghanistan

Raygay in the region of Helmand is located in Afghanistan - some 300 mi or ( 482 km ) South-West of Kabul , the country's capital city .

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Time in Raygay is now 06:37 AM (Tuesday) . The local timezone is named " Asia/Kabul " with a UTC offset of 4.5 hours. Depending on your budget, these more prominent places might be interesting for you: Zubayr, Ziarat-e Shah Maqsud, Sangin, Pan Kelah-ye Shamali, and Musulmani. Being here already, consider visiting Zubayr . We collected some hobby film on the internet . Scroll down to see the most favourite one or select the video collection in the navigation. Check out our recommendations for Raygay ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.


Videos

Afghan Soldiers Making Bread

0:56 min by Sean Ramirez
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Afghan soldiers showing us how to make bread. "Non" is the staple of the Afghan soldier's diet. The soldier rolling the dough slowed down for our video, but was making an average of 10-15 pieces a min ..

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Interesting facts about this location

Forward Operating Base Jackson

Forward Operating Base Jackson (FOB Jackson) is a United States military base located just west of Sangin Village, Sangin District, Helmand Province, Afghanistan. It is named after British soldier Private Damien Jackson of the Third Battalion, the Parachute Regiment.

More reading: Wikipedia Article
Located at 32.08 64.83 (Lat./Long.); Less than 11 km away
Tags: Helmand Province, Military bases of the United States in Afghanistan

Sangin

Sangin is a town in Helmand province of Afghanistan, with population of approximately 14,000 people. It is located on {{#invoke:Coordinates|coord}}{{#coordinates:32|4|24|N|64|50|2|E| | |name= }} in the valley of the Helmand River at 888 m altitude, 95 km to the north-east of Lashkar Gah. Sangin is notorious as one of the central locations of the opium trade in the south of the country, and is also a town that has traditionally supported the Taliban.

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Located at 32.07 64.83 (Lat./Long.); Less than 12 km away
Tags: Populated places in Helmand Province

Operation Achilles

Operation Achilles was a NATO operation, part of the war in Afghanistan. Its objective was to clear the Helmand province of the Taliban. The operation began on March 6, 2007. The offensive is the largest NATO-based operation in Afghanistan to date. NATO officials reported that, contrary to previous operations, Taliban fighters were avoiding direct confrontation in favor of guerilla tactics.

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Located at 32.07 64.83 (Lat./Long.); Less than 12 km away
Tags: 2007 in Afghanistan, Conflicts in 2007, Military operations of the War in Afghanistan (2001–present) involving Afghanistan, Military operations of the War in Afghanistan (2001–present) involving Canada, Military operations of the War in Afghanistan (2001–present) involving Denmark, Military operations of the War in Afghanistan (2001–present) involving the Netherlands, Military operations of the War in Afghanistan (2001–present) involving the United Kingdom, Military operations of the War in Afghanistan (2001–present) involving the United States, NATO operations in Afghanistan