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Explore Ashpi Khwar in Afghanistan

Ashpi Khwar in the region of Konar is a place in Afghanistan - some 136 mi or ( 219 km ) North-East of Kabul , the country's capital city .

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Time in Ashpi Khwar is now 06:58 PM (Friday) . The local timezone is named " Asia/Kabul " with a UTC offset of 4.5 hours. Depending on your budget, these more prominent locations might be interesting for you: Tarashpin Khune, Naray, Mospamishal, Mehtar Lam, and Mandagal-e Sufla. Since you are here already, consider visiting Tarashpin Khune . We saw some hobby film on the internet . Scroll down to see the most favourite one or select the video collection in the navigation. Where to go and what to see in Ashpi Khwar ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.


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Battle of Kamdesh

The Battle of Kamdesh took place during the War in Afghanistan. It occurred on October 3, 2009, when a force of 300 Taliban assaulted the American Combat Outpost ("COP") Keating near the town of Kamdesh of Nuristan province in eastern Afghanistan. The attack was the bloodiest battle for US forces since the Battle of Wanat in July 2008, which occurred 20 miles away from Kamdesh. The attack on COP Keating resulted in eight Americans killed and 22 wounded.

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Located at 35.41 71.34 (Lat./Long.); Less than 11 km away
Tags: 2009 in Afghanistan, Battles of the War in Afghanistan (2001–present), Battles of the War in Afghanistan (2001–present) involving Afghanistan, Battles of the War in Afghanistan (2001–present) involving Latvia, Battles of the War in Afghanistan (2001–present) involving the United States, Conflicts in 2009, History of Nuristan Province

Kamdesh, Nuristan

Kāmdīsh or Kāmdēsh (کامدیش) is a village, located in the Bashgal Valley, in Nurestan Province, Afghanistan. It is the capital of the Kamdesh District. Kamdesh is a village within the Landai Sind Valley. It stands as the cultural and administrative hub of the Kamdish District and all of Eastern Nuristan. Kamdesh literally means "Place of the Kom", as it is the unofficial Capital for the Kom tribe.

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Located at 35.42 71.33 (Lat./Long.); Less than 12 km away
Tags: Populated places in Nuristan Province

Nari District

Nari (Naray) District is a boundary mountainous district in the most eastern part of Kunar Province in Afghanistan. It borders Bar Kunar District to the west, Nuristan Province to the north, Pakistan to the east and Dangam district to the south. The population is 24,500 (2006)—60% of them Pashtun. The district center is the village of Nari (Naray) {{#invoke:Coordinates|coord}}{{#coordinates:35.2103|N|71.5250|E||||| | |name= }} at 1153 m altitude in a river valley. The arable land is not enough.

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Located at 35.21 71.53 (Lat./Long.); Less than 18 km away
Tags: Districts of Kunar Province, History of Chitral

Kamdesh District

Kamdesh District (Kamdeish District, Pashto: کامدېش ولسوالۍ&#8206) is a district of Nuristan Province in eastern Afghanistan. It was originally in Konarha Province (Konar Province) and then was moved to the newly created Nuristan Province in 2001.

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Located at 35.48 71.32 (Lat./Long.); Less than 19 km away
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Gawar-Bati language

Gawar-Bati is known in Chitral as Aranduyiwar, because it is spoken in Village Arandu, which is the last village in the bottom of Chitral and is across the Kunar River from Berkot in Afghanistan. Chitral keeps a military base in Arandu to guard against an attack by Afghanistan. There are 9,000 speakers of Gawar-Bati, but only 1,500 are in Pakistan. The rest are in Afghanistan.

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Located at 35.33 71.58 (Lat./Long.); Less than 19 km away
Tags: Dardic languages, Languages of Chitral