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Discover Bar Kashmund in Afghanistan
Bar Kashmund in the region of Laghmān is a town located in Afghanistan - some 75 mi or ( 121 km ) East of Kabul , the country's capital .
Local time in Bar Kashmund is now 04:40 AM (Friday) . 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: Sotan, Sheywah, Shegay, Qal'ah-ye Shahi, and Qal'ah-ye 'Omar. When in this area, you might want to check out Sotan . Are you looking for some initial hints on what might be interesting in Bar Kashmund ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.
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Alingar District
Alingar District is located approximately 27 km from Mehtarlam, the provincial capital of Laghman Province and borders with Alishing and Dawlat Shah districts to the West, Nuristan Province to the North, Kunar and Nangarhar provinces to the East and Qarghayi and Mihtarlam districts to the South. It has about 60 villages located in four main valleys. The population is 85,600 (2006) - 70% of them Pashtun, 20% Pashai and 5% Tajik.
Located at 34.83 70.36 (Lat./Long.); Less than 22 km away
Darunta Dam
The Darunta Dam is a hydroelectric power dam located on the Kabul River, approximately 7 km west of Jalalabad, the capital of Nangarhar Province in eastern Afghanistan. Darunta Dam was constructed by Soviet Union (USSR) companies in 1964 and its power station contains three vertical Kaplan turbines (six-blade propeller) with a rated output of 3.85 MW each.
Located at 34.48 70.36 (Lat./Long.); Less than 23 km away
Char Bagh
Char Bagh is an area within Laghman Province, Afghanistan and is observable from the Jalalabad-Kabul Road. According to some sources, when Alexander the Great entered the region, he built a town between Char Bagh and Mandrawar after the Greek god of victory.
Located at 34.53 70.29 (Lat./Long.); Less than 23 km away
Derunta training camp
The Derunta training camp (also transliterated as Darunta) was one of the most well-known of many military training camps that have been alleged to have been affiliated with al Qaeda.
Located at 34.48 70.36 (Lat./Long.); Less than 24 km away
Darūntah
Darūntah (Khayrow Khel) is a village in Jalalabad District of Nangarhar province. It is located next to Jalalabad city on route AO1 in Afghanistan. It gave its name to the Derunta training camp located north of the village, across the Darunta Dam.
Located at 34.48 70.36 (Lat./Long.); Less than 24 km away
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