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Yakah Shahid Destination Guide

Touring Yakah Shahid in Afghanistan

Yakah Shahid in the region of Kabul is located in Afghanistan - some 15 mi or ( 24 km ) West of Kabul , the country's capital city .

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Time in Yakah Shahid is now 02:16 PM (Friday) . 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: Kotah-ye 'Ashro, Somochak, Qal'ah-ye Sadiq, Paghman, and Khost. Being here already, consider visiting Kotah-ye 'Ashro . 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 Yakah Shahid ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.


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Afghanistan Online 1 of 2 - BBC Our World Documentary

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Afghanistan Online 1 of 2 - BBC Our World Documentary, recorded 17.05.2010 Can the web help aid development in a country blighted by poverty and decades of war? Najieh Ghulami travels to Afghanistan t ..

White City

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White City live in Romain's garden Kabul April 09 ..


Lake Qargha Afghanistan HD

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Lake Qargha in Kabul Afghanistan 2012 Watch in 720p HD format. Sorry for the choppy video. Will reupload later. ..

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Interesting facts about this location

Paghman

Paghman is a town in the hills near Afghanistan's capital of Kabul. It is the center of the Paghman District which has a population of about 120,000 (2002 official UNHCR est. ), of which 70% are Pashtuns and 30% Tajiks. The Paghman District is situated in the western part of Kabul Province. The Paghman Gardens is the major attraction for which Paghman was once called the capital garden of Afghanistan.

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Located at 34.58 68.95 (Lat./Long.); Less than 14 km away
Tags: Populated places in Kabul Province

Qargha Reservoir

Qargha is a lake and reservoir in Afghanistan, just 9 km from Kabul.

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Located at 34.56 69.03 (Lat./Long.); Less than 15 km away
Tags: Lakes of Afghanistan, Reservoirs in Afghanistan

Dashte Barchi

Dasht-E-Barchi is the western part of Kabul, Afghanistan. The residents of this area are 100% Hazara. They constitute around 3.5 million people from the 8 million population who lives in Kabul. Dasht-E-Barchi is the most peaceful part of Kabul that not a single explosion happened in this 10 years,and is where the most intelligent students of afghanistan live(as the concore examination shows).

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Located at 34.49 69.09 (Lat./Long.); Less than 16 km away
Tags: Neighborhoods of Kabul

Tajbeg Palace

Tajbeg Palace or Tapa-e-Tajbeg Palace is a Palace built in the 1920s and located about ten miles (16 km) outside of the center of Kabul, Afghanistan. The stately mansion sits atop a knoll among foothills where the Afghan royal family once hunted and picnicked. It should not be confused with Darul Aman Palace, which is about 0.8 miles northeast from Tajbeg.

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Located at 34.45 69.11 (Lat./Long.); Less than 18 km away
Tags: 1920s architecture, Kabul Province, Palaces in Afghanistan, Royal residences in Afghanistan

Operation Storm-333

Operation Storm-333 («Шторм-333») was the codename of the Soviet special forces operation on 27 December 1979 in which Soviet special forces stormed the Tajbeg Palace in Afghanistan and killed Afghani President Hafizullah Amin and his 200 personal guards. His eleven-year-old son died due to shrapnel wounds.. He was replaced by Babrak Karmal.

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Located at 34.45 69.11 (Lat./Long.); Less than 18 km away
Tags: 1979 in Afghanistan, 1979 in the Soviet Union, Afghanistan–Soviet Union relations, Airborne operations, Battles involving Afghanistan, Battles of the Soviet war in Afghanistan, Coups d'état, History of Kabul, Military assassinations, Russian special forces operations