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Explore Merghah in Afghanistan

Merghah in the region of Khowst is a town in Afghanistan - some 82 mi or ( 133 km ) South-East of Kabul , the country's capital city .

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Current time in Merghah is now 11:15 AM (Monday) . 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: Zorkot, Kotay, Taray Lewan Khel, Tarakah, and Patak. Since you are here already, make sure to check out Zorkot . We saw 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 Merghah ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.


Videos

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. ..

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Interesting facts about this location

Musakhel, Khost

Musakhel is a village and the center of Musakhel District, Khost Province, Afghanistan. It is located at {{#invoke:Coordinates|coord}}{{#coordinates:33.5333|N|69.7333|E||||| | |name= }} at 1835 m altitude.

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Located at 33.53 69.73 (Lat./Long.); Less than 11 km away
Tags: Populated places in Khost Province

Zambar Toy

The Zamba Toy is a river of Khost Province, southeastern Afghanistan. It flows past the village of Zambar.

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Located at 33.53 69.93 (Lat./Long.); Less than 12 km away
Tags: Khost Province, Rivers of Afghanistan

Qalandar District

Qalandar District is situated in the western part of Khost Province, Afghanistan. It borders Paktia Province to the west, Musa Khel District to the north and east and Nadir Shah Kot District to the south. The population is 9,100 (2006)http://www. geohive. com/cntry/afghanistan. aspx?levels=Khost. The district center is the village of Khost Mela {{#invoke:Coordinates|coord}}{{#coordinates:33.5150|N|69.6778|E||||| | |name= }}.

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Located at 33.51 69.68 (Lat./Long.); Less than 15 km away
Tags: Districts of Khost Province

Yakubi

Yakubi is the center of Sabari District in Khost Province, Afghanistan. It is located on {{#invoke:Coordinates|coord}}{{#coordinates:33.4608|N|69.99|E||||| | |name= }} at 1,113 m altitude in the southeastern part of the district.

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Located at 33.46 69.99 (Lat./Long.); Less than 15 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 17 km away
Tags: Al-Qaeda activities