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Explore Purikah in Afghanistan
Purikah in the region of Khowst is a town in Afghanistan - some 83 mi or ( 134 km ) South-East of Kabul , the country's capital city .
Current time in Purikah is now 09:29 PM (Friday) . 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 Purikah ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.
Videos
DIRT!
Assault ..
The Kids of Afghanistan (with Keawe)
Some of my favorite pictures of the kids in Eastern Afghanistan, taken in 2011. Music by Keawe Holt. ..
Soldier Fail
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
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.
Located at 33.53 69.73 (Lat./Long.); Less than 12 km away
Zambar Toy
The Zamba Toy is a river of Khost Province, southeastern Afghanistan. It flows past the village of Zambar.
Located at 33.53 69.93 (Lat./Long.); Less than 12 km away
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.
Located at 33.33 69.92 (Lat./Long.); Less than 16 km away
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.
Located at 33.34 69.96 (Lat./Long.); Less than 18 km away
Khowst Airfield
Khowst Airfield is a military airfield in Afghanistan.
Located at 33.33 69.95 (Lat./Long.); Less than 18 km away
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