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Explore Quchqar in Afghanistan
Quchqar in the region of Kāpīsā is a town in Afghanistan - some 33 mi or ( 53 km ) North-East of Kabul , the country's capital city .
Current time in Quchqar is now 09:07 AM (Tuesday) . The local timezone is named " Asia/Kabul " with a UTC offset of 4.5 hours. Depending on the availability of means of transportation, these more prominent locations might be interesting for you: Turkman, Tuman Khel, Sandzelai, Pul-e Khumri, and Nahrin. Since you are here already, make sure to check out Turkman . We encountered some video on the web . Scroll down to see the most favourite one or select the video collection in the navigation. Where to go and what to see in Quchqar ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.
Videos
Armed Forces Medley- Parwan Patriots:
Arr. MSG D. McGiboney Performed at the Drop Zone DFAC on the 4th of July 2011 Dr. Dave-Sop. Sax/Flute, Trip-Piano, Chief G. (USN type) Sn. Drum, Reb-Trumpet, Nicole-Clarinet, myself-Trombone ..
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Interesting facts about this location
Ghorband River
The Ghorband is a river of Afghanistan, flowing through Parwan Province. It is a tributary of the Panjshir River, then a sub-tributary of the Indus River, then the Kabul River. The Ghorband runs entirely in Parwan province, where it gave its name to the Ghorband District. It is born in the eastern Shibar Pass (which connects the provinces of Parwan and Bamyan, or watersheds of the Ghorband and Kunduz River) and passes in an eastbound direction which it maintains hroughout most of its course.
Located at 35.00 69.30 (Lat./Long.); Less than 10 km away
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.
Located at 34.95 69.26 (Lat./Long.); Less than 13 km away
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.
Located at 34.95 69.26 (Lat./Long.); Less than 13 km away
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.
Located at 34.95 69.26 (Lat./Long.); Less than 13 km away
Kesektan
Kesektan is to be the center of the newly created Hesa Duwum Kohistan District in Kapisa Province, Afghanistan. It is located on {{#invoke:Coordinates|coord}}{{#coordinates:35.0467|N|69.2919|E||||| | |name= }} at 1454 m altitude.
Located at 35.05 69.29 (Lat./Long.); Less than 14 km away
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