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Delve into Mard Kala in Afghanistan
Mard Kala in the region of Kandahār is a city in Afghanistan - some 288 mi or ( 464 km ) South-West of Kabul , the country's capital .
Current time in Mard Kala is now 03:52 PM (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: Ziarat-e Shah Maqsud, Zalah Khan, Yakh Karez, Walakan, and Sangin. While being here, make sure to check out Ziarat-e Shah Maqsud . 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 Mard Kala ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.
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Kandahar City Labor Market, Afghanistan (November 2007)
Afghan men waiting for work in Charsoo Square, Kandahar City talk about how the fighting and current security situation in South Afghanistan has made work harder to find, leaving many people without t ..
Op Herrick 10 Videos Part I
The first batch of videos I have so far shot in Afghanistan during my tour of duty during Op Herrick 10. Hopefully, God willing, there will be more to come. This video also features, Toby Keith, who p ..
Default at Kandahar Air Field hockey game
Default's Dallas Smith and Jeremy Hora perform between periods at a ball hockey game at Kandahar Air Field, Afghanistan between NHL alumni and Canadian Forces troops, March 2010 ..
Flippen Afghanistan Deel 2
(Deel 2) Verslag van de trip naar Afghanistan in mei-juni 2009 van de band Flippen. In Kamp Holland en Kandahar werd gespeeld voor de troepen. Het avontuur werd nog spannender toen bleek dat alle pall ..
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Interesting facts about this location
Karz
Karz is a village in Kandahar Province, Afghanistan, near the city of Kandahar. The Afghan President, Hamid Karzai, is from Karz.
Located at 31.57 65.72 (Lat./Long.); Less than 6 km away
2008 Kandahar bombing
The 2008 Kandahar bombing of February 17, 2008 in Kandahar, Afghanistan, was an attack targeting a crowd of people watching a dog-fighting competition. With more than 100 killed, it was the deadliest attack on Afghan soil since 2001. The target of the attack was believed to have been a local police commander who was killed in the blast, Abdul Hakim Jan. He was reported to be known in the area for the strong stand he took against Taliban forces.
Located at 31.62 65.72 (Lat./Long.); Less than 11 km away
Kandahar District
Kandahar District is situated in the central part of Kandahar Province, Afghanistan, surrounding the city of Kandahar. It borders with Panjwai District to the west, Arghandab District to the north, Shah Wali Kot District to the northeast and Daman District to the east and south. The population is 468,200 (2006). The district center is the city of Kandahar. In March 2009, the Dand District Centre was destroyed by a suicide bombing of two Taliban insurgents.
Located at 31.61 65.68 (Lat./Long.); Less than 11 km away
Tarnak Farms
Tarnak Farms refers to a former Afghan training camp near Kandahar. The camp is very near the Kandahar airport. The Al-Qaeda camp is alleged to have offered training constructing bombs, using poisons, urban warfare, and assassination. American counter-terrorism analysts assert that their sources claim all the camp's trainees had to attend Al Qaeda's Al Farouq camp first.
Located at 31.45 65.82 (Lat./Long.); Less than 12 km away
Ahmad Shah Durrani
Ahmad Shāh Durrānī (1722 – 16 October 1772), also known as Ahmad Khān Abdālī, was the founder of the Durrani Empire and is regarded to be the founder of the modern state of Afghanistan. Ahmad Shah enlisted as a young soldier in the military of the Afsharid kingdom and quickly rose to become a commander of four thousand Abdali Pashtun soldiers. After the death of Nader Shah Afshar of Persia in June 1747, Abdali became the Emir of Khorasan.
Located at 31.62 65.71 (Lat./Long.); Less than 12 km away
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