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Shami Destination Guide

Delve into Shami in Afghanistan

Shami in the region of Parvān is a city in Afghanistan - some 22 mi or ( 35 km ) North-East of Kabul , the country's capital .

Interactive map of Shami

Current time in Shami is now 01:14 AM (Friday) . The local timezone is named " Asia/Kabul " with a UTC offset of 4.5 hours. Depending on your travel modalities, these larger destinations might be interesting for you: Yakah Darakht, Shumache, Shani Kala, Serkay, and Sandzelai. While being here, make sure to check out Yakah Darakht . We encountered some video on the web . Scroll down to see the most favourite one or select the video collection in the navigation. Are you curious about the possible sightseeing spots and facts in Shami ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.


Videos

The Stars and Stripes Forever- Parwan Patriots

2:23 min by codaman12
Views: 142 Rating: 5.00

Composer; John Phillip Sousa 4th of July Celebration 2011 in the Drop Zone DFAC Dr. Dave-Sop. Sax/Flute, Trip-Piano, Nicole-Clarinet, Reb-Trumpet, Chief G. (USN type)- Sn. Drum, myself-Trombone ..

Afghan Journal - 05MAY2011 - Happy Cinco de Mayo!

2:13 min by Jesse Telesz
Views: 33 Rating: 5.00

Bottoms up for your favorite May Holiday! Watch out for that bed rail... ..


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Interesting facts about this location

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 24 km away
Tags: Black sites, Central Intelligence Agency, Detention centers for extrajudicial prisoners of the United States, Prisons in Afghanistan

2007 Bagram Airfield bombing

The 2007 Bagram Airfield bombing was a suicide attack that killed up to 23 people and injured 20 more at the Bagram Airfield in Afghanistan, while Dick Cheney, the Vice President of the United States, was visiting. The attack occurred inside one of the security gates surrounding the heavily guarded base 60 km north of Kabul. {{#invoke: Navbox | navbox }} In 2007, Bagram was the main US airbase in Afghanistan.

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Located at 34.95 69.26 (Lat./Long.); Less than 26 km away
Tags: Assassination attempts, Battles of the War in Afghanistan (2001–present), Conflicts in 2007, Dick Cheney, Mass murder in 2007, Suicide bombings in Afghanistan, Terrorist incidents in Afghanistan in 2007

Bagram Airfield

Bagram Airfield is one of the largest U.S. military bases in Afghanistan. It is located next to the ancient city of Bagram, 11 kilometres southeast of Charikar in the Parwan Province of Afghanistan. The airfield comes with a dual-runway capable of handling any size military aircraft, including Boeing C-17 Globemaster III and Antonov An-225. The base is mainly occupied by the U.S. Armed Forces, the International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) and minimally by the military of Afghanistan.

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Located at 34.95 69.26 (Lat./Long.); Less than 26 km away
Tags: Afghanistan–Soviet Union relations, Airports in Afghanistan, Bases of the United States Air Force in Afghanistan, Detention centers for extrajudicial prisoners of the United States, Military bases of the United States in Afghanistan, Prisoner-of-war camps, Soviet Air Force bases, United States Army airfields, United States Marine Corps in the War in Afghanistan (2001–present), War in Afghanistan (2001–present)

2012 Afghanistan Quran burning protests

The 2012 Afghanistan Quran burning protests was a series of protests of varying levels of violence which took place early in 2012 in response to the burning of Islamic religious material by soldiers from the United States of America Bagram Air Base in Afghanistan. On 22 February 2012, US troops at Bagram Base disposed copies of the Quran that had been used by Taliban prisoners to write messages to each other. As part of the disposal parts of the books were burned.

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Located at 34.95 69.26 (Lat./Long.); Less than 26 km away
Tags: 2012 in Afghanistan, 2012 protests, 2012 riots, Anti-Americanism, Hate crimes, Mass murder in 2012, Protests in Afghanistan, Quran-related controversies, Riots and civil disorder in Afghanistan

Tara Khēl

Tara Khēl is a village and the center of Deh Sabz District, Kabul Province, Afghanistan. It is situated northwest of Kabul at {{#invoke:Coordinates|coord}}{{#coordinates:34.5767|N|69.2564|E||||| | |name= }} at 1794 m altitude. The village is big, with more than 2,000 households. It is close to the Kabul International Airport.

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Located at 34.58 69.26 (Lat./Long.); Less than 26 km away
Tags: Populated places in Kabul Province