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Discover Aq Shakh in Afghanistan

Aq Shakh in the region of Kunduz is a town located in Afghanistan - some 157 mi or ( 253 km ) North of Kabul , the country's capital .

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Local time in Aq Shakh is now 06:45 PM (Saturday) . The local timezone is named " Asia/Kabul " with a UTC offset of 4.5 hours. Depending on your flexibility, these larger cities might be interesting for you: Utman Zay, Taloqan, Tal Guzar, Talowkah, and Aibak. When in this area, you might want to check out Utman Zay . Are you looking for some initial hints on what might be interesting in Aq Shakh ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.


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Char Dara District

Char Dara District (also known as Chahar Dara, Chahar Darreh or Char Darreh) is one of the seven districts in Kunduz Province in northern Afghanistan. It is situated in the south-west part of Kunduz Province and has borders with Qalay-I-Zal District to the north-west, Kunduz District to the north-east, Ali Abad District to the south-east, Baghlan Province to the south and Samangan Province to the south-west.

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Located at 36.69 68.80 (Lat./Long.); Less than 15 km away
Tags: Districts of Kunduz Province

Kunduz airstrike

The Kunduz airstrike took place on Friday 4 September 2009 at roughly 2:30 am local time, 7 km southwest of Kunduz City, Kunduz province in northern Afghanistan, near the hamlets of Omar Kheil by the border of the Chahar Dara and Ali Abad districts. Responding to a call by German forces, an American F-15E fighter jet struck two fuel tankers captured by Taliban insurgents, killing over 90 civilians in the attack.

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Located at 36.61 68.88 (Lat./Long.); Less than 26 km away
Tags: 2009 in Afghanistan, Airstrikes, Battles of the War in Afghanistan (2001–present), Battles of the War in Afghanistan (2001–present) involving the United States, Civilian casualties in the War in Afghanistan (2001–present), Civilians in war, History of Kunduz Province, Massacres in Afghanistan, War in Afghanistan (2001–present) casualties

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