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Explore Barah Kala in Afghanistan

Barah Kala in the region of Kabul is a town in Afghanistan - some 10 mi or ( 16 km ) East of Kabul , the country's capital city .

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Current time in Barah Kala is now 05:55 PM (Friday) . The local timezone is named " Asia/Kabul " with a UTC offset of 4.5 hours. Depending on the availability of means of transportation, these more prominent locations might be interesting for you: Zanabad, Yakah Darakht, Tarah Khel, Pul-e Charkhi, and Mehtar Lam. Since you are here already, make sure to check out Zanabad . We saw some video on the web . Scroll down to see the most favourite one or select the video collection in the navigation. Where to go and what to see in Barah Kala ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.


Videos

Boeing 747 VERY VERY CLOSE

1:26 min by petercsatari
Views: 3406 Rating: 5.00

Video under a moveing B747 wing! ..

J-Bad Road, Kabul, Afghanistan

2:55 min by Gary Hamm
Views: 1649 Rating: 4.00

Crusing up Jalalabad road in Kabul, Afghanistan. ..


Star Spangled Banner

2:10 min by groundplt
Views: 811 Rating: 5.00

The 'Motor City Mad Man" rockn' out in Kabul Afghanistan back in June of 2004 on the USO tour with Toby Keith. ..

Fun day at the range

1:21 min by Mads Christensen
Views: 798 Rating: 5.00

A video I made when I was in afghanistan. It was ALOT of fun! Enjoy. ..


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Interesting facts about this location

Pul-e-Charkhi Airfield

Pul-e-Charkhi Airfield is a military airfield in Afghanistan.

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Located at 34.54 69.34 (Lat./Long.); Less than 0 km away
Tags: Airports in Afghanistan, Bases of the United States Air Force in Afghanistan, War in Afghanistan (2001–present)

Pul-e-Charkhi prison

Pul-e-Charkhi, also known as Afghan National Detention Facility, is the largest prison in Afghanistan east of Kabul. Construction of the jail began in the 1970s by order of former president Mohammed Daoud Khan and was completed during the 1980s. The prison became notorious for torture and executions after the 1978 Saur Revolution as well as during the 10 year Soviet war that followed.

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Located at 34.52 69.35 (Lat./Long.); Less than 3 km away
Tags: Prisons in Afghanistan

Camp Warehouse

Camp Warehouse is the operations centre for the multinational International Security Assistance Force located 10 kilometers east of Kabul. The camp has soldiers and equipment from dozens of countries. Part of Camp Warehouse is a German-sponsored ISAF military hospital.

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Located at 34.54 69.30 (Lat./Long.); Less than 4 km away
Tags: Military installations of Afghanistan, Military installations of Germany, War in Afghanistan (2001–present)

Salt Pit

The Salt Pit is the codename of an isolated clandestine CIA black site prison and interrogation center in Afghanistan. It is located north of Kabul and was the location of a brick factory prior to the Afghanistan War. The CIA adapted it for extrajudicial detention. In the winter of 2005, the "Salt Pit" became known to the general public because of two incidents.

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Located at 34.58 69.29 (Lat./Long.); Less than 6 km away
Tags: Black sites, Central Intelligence Agency, Detention centers for extrajudicial prisoners of the United States, Prisons in Afghanistan

Bagrami

Bagrami is a town situated very close to Kabul at {{#invoke:Coordinates|coord}}{{#coordinates:34.4911|N|69.2756|E||||| | |name= }} at 1797 m altitude. The population is 31,680 (2007 calculation). The road to Kabul is not bad and the city can be reached in 30 minutes, so Bagrami is becoming a suburb. The Bagrami Industrial Park is almost ready and this is one of the major projects for the economy of the region.

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Located at 34.49 69.28 (Lat./Long.); Less than 8 km away
Tags: Populated places in Kabul Province