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Discover Asar in Afghanistan

Asar in the region of Khowst is a place located in Afghanistan - some 87 mi or ( 140 km ) South-East of Kabul , the country's capital .

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Local time in Asar is now 08:44 PM (Saturday) . The local timezone is named " Asia/Kabul " with a UTC offset of 4.5 hours. Depending on your mobility, these larger cities might be interesting for you: Zorkot, Kotay, Yakubi, Wurzi, and Sulni Kelay. When in this area, you might want to check out Zorkot . We discovered 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 Asar ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.


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DIRT!

4:11 min by WILDMANC130
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Assault ..

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. ..


Zeroz pt1

1:16 min by tomgore31
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1st encounter of our intredid duty bound heroes fighting crime in big city ..

Soldier Fail

0:23 min by 2683hollywood
Views: 45 Rating: 5.00

In Afghanistan, our convoy was waiting for EOD to arrive and detonate an IED in the road. I was standing by this red, nasty, sewage runoff and decided to go to the front of our perimeter... but I trip ..


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Interesting facts about this location

Dadwal

Dadwal is a village and the center of Mando Zay District in Khost Province, Afghanistan. It is located on {{#invoke:Coordinates|coord}}{{#coordinates:33.3103|N|69.7992|E||||| | |name= }} at 1267 altitude, South from the main road to Pakistan.

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Located at 33.31 69.80 (Lat./Long.); Less than 10 km away
Tags: Populated places in Khost Province

Al Sadeeq training camp

The Al-Sadeeq training camp is one of the training camps in Afghanistan, near Khost, that American intelligence officials have asserted were used to train individuals with ties to al Qaeda or the Taliban. Salah Muhammad Salih Al Dhabi was accused of attending the Al-Sadeeq training camp, in the factors favoring continued detention, presented to his Administrative Review Board. Al Dhabi said he did not complete his training program, stating he attended the camp, for a week, in 1997.

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Located at 33.33 69.92 (Lat./Long.); Less than 10 km away
Tags: Al-Qaeda activities

Khowst Airfield

Khowst Airfield is a military airfield in Afghanistan.

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Located at 33.33 69.95 (Lat./Long.); Less than 12 km away
Tags: Airports in Afghanistan, Bases of the United States Air Force in Afghanistan, War in Afghanistan (2001–present)

Camp Chapman attack

The Camp Chapman attack was a suicide attack against Forward Operating Base Chapman, a key facility of the Central Intelligence Agency in Afghanistan, on December 30, 2009. The base is located near the eastern Afghan city of Khost, in a stronghold of the Taliban movement. One of the main tasks of the CIA operatives stationed at the base was to provide information for drone attacks against targets in Pakistan.

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Located at 33.34 69.96 (Lat./Long.); Less than 12 km away
Tags: Afghanistan–Jordan relations, Afghanistan–United States relations, Al-Qaeda, CIA activities in Asia and the Pacific, Jordan–United States relations, Mass murder in 2009, Suicide bombings in Afghanistan, Terrorist incidents in Afghanistan in 2009, Wars involving the Taliban

Khost Airfield

The Khost Airfield is situated 2 miles southeast of the town of Khost, Afghanistan and 9 miles northeast of the Pakistan border in a valley surrounded by high terrains from West and East.

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Located at 33.33 69.95 (Lat./Long.); Less than 13 km away
Tags: Airports in Afghanistan, Khost