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Discover Punga in Afghanistan

Punga in the region of Khowst is a town located in Afghanistan - some 77 mi or ( 124 km ) South of Kabul , the country's capital .

Interactive map of Punga

Local time in Punga is now 11:07 PM (Thursday) . The local timezone is named " Asia/Kabul " with a UTC offset of 4.5 hours. Depending on your flexibility, these larger cities might be interesting for you: Zorkot, Tsaperi, Tsaperai, Torgal, and Tilgar. When in this area, you might want to check out Zorkot . We found some clip posted online . Scroll down to see the most favourite one or select the video collection in the navigation. Are you looking for some initial hints on what might be interesting in Punga ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.


Videos

The Kids of Afghanistan (with Keawe)

2:42 min by Pete Fritsch
Views: 448 Rating: 5.00

Some of my favorite pictures of the kids in Eastern Afghanistan, taken in 2011. Music by Keawe Holt. ..

Musa Khel2

3:46 min by Ronald Z
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Interesting facts about this location

Qalandar District

Qalandar District is situated in the western part of Khost Province, Afghanistan. It borders Paktia Province to the west, Musa Khel District to the north and east and Nadir Shah Kot District to the south. The population is 9,100 (2006)http://www. geohive. com/cntry/afghanistan. aspx?levels=Khost. The district center is the village of Khost Mela {{#invoke:Coordinates|coord}}{{#coordinates:33.5150|N|69.6778|E||||| | |name= }}.

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Located at 33.51 69.68 (Lat./Long.); Less than 5 km away
Tags: Districts of Khost Province

Musakhel, Khost

Musakhel is a village and the center of Musakhel District, Khost Province, Afghanistan. It is located at {{#invoke:Coordinates|coord}}{{#coordinates:33.5333|N|69.7333|E||||| | |name= }} at 1835 m altitude.

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Located at 33.53 69.73 (Lat./Long.); Less than 10 km away
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Ayub Kheyl

Ayub Kheyl (Ab Khail) is a small village 7 miles outside Khost, Afghanistan. It was the site on July 27, 2002 of a firefight by US soldiers, assisted by Afghan militia, against militants in the village. After the fight, the Americans captured the wounded 15-year-old Omar Khadr, who they learned was a Canadian citizen. He was among the youngest persons detained at Guantanamo Bay detention camp and the last Western citizen held there.

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Located at 33.63 69.71 (Lat./Long.); Less than 18 km away
Tags: Populated places in Khost Province

Nadir Shah Kot District

Nadir Shah Kot District (Pashto: نادر شاه کوټ ولسوالۍ&#8206) is situated in the western part of Khost Province, Afghanistan. It borders Paktia Province and Shamal District to the west, Qalandar District to the north, Musa Khel District to the northeast, Khost (Matun) District to the east, Mando Zayi District to the southeast and Tani and Spera districts to the south. The population is 28,300 (2006).

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Located at 33.31 69.69 (Lat./Long.); Less than 19 km away
Tags: Districts of Khost Province

Shamal, Khost Province

Shamal is the center of Shamal District, Khost Province, Afghanistan. It is located at {{#invoke:Coordinates|coord}}{{#coordinates:33.3114|N|69.5478|E||||| | |name= }} at 1581 m altitude in the eastern part of the district.

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Located at 33.31 69.55 (Lat./Long.); Less than 21 km away
Tags: Populated places in Khost Province