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Kahu Destination Guide

Delve into Kahu in Afghanistan

Kahu in the region of Laghmān is a city in Afghanistan - some 70 mi or ( 113 km ) East of Kabul , the country's capital .

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Current time in Kahu is now 10:00 AM (Friday) . The local timezone is named " Asia/Kabul " with a UTC offset of 4.5 hours. Depending on your travel modalities, these larger destinations might be interesting for you: Ziarat Kelay, Shorava, Shamatay, Qarghah'i, and Mezari Bandah. While being here, make sure to check out Ziarat Kelay . Are you curious about the possible sightseeing spots and facts in Kahu ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.


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Interesting facts about this location

Alingar District

Alingar District is located approximately 27 km from Mehtarlam, the provincial capital of Laghman Province and borders with Alishing and Dawlat Shah districts to the West, Nuristan Province to the North, Kunar and Nangarhar provinces to the East and Qarghayi and Mihtarlam districts to the South. It has about 60 villages located in four main valleys. The population is 85,600 (2006) - 70% of them Pashtun, 20% Pashai and 5% Tajik.

More reading: Wikipedia Article
Located at 34.83 70.36 (Lat./Long.); Less than 17 km away
Tags: Districts of Laghman Province

Char Bagh

Char Bagh is an area within Laghman Province, Afghanistan and is observable from the Jalalabad-Kabul Road. According to some sources, when Alexander the Great entered the region, he built a town between Char Bagh and Mandrawar after the Greek god of victory.

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Located at 34.53 70.29 (Lat./Long.); Less than 20 km away
Tags: Laghman Province

Lalkhanabad

The Lalkhanabad village is the center of Qarghayi District of Laghman Province, Afghanistan. It is located on {{#invoke:Coordinates|coord}}{{#coordinates:34.5531|N|70.2269|E||||| | |name= }} at 638 m altitude between the Kabul River and its tributary - the Alingar River.

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Located at 34.55 70.23 (Lat./Long.); Less than 21 km away
Tags: Populated places in Laghman Province

Darunta Dam

The Darunta Dam is a hydroelectric power dam located on the Kabul River, approximately 7 km west of Jalalabad, the capital of Nangarhar Province in eastern Afghanistan. Darunta Dam was constructed by Soviet Union (USSR) companies in 1964 and its power station contains three vertical Kaplan turbines (six-blade propeller) with a rated output of 3.85 MW each.

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Located at 34.48 70.36 (Lat./Long.); Less than 23 km away
Tags: Afghanistan–Soviet Union relations, Buildings and structures in Nangarhar Province, Dams completed in 1964, Dams in Afghanistan, Hydroelectric power stations in Afghanistan

Derunta training camp

The Derunta training camp (also transliterated as Darunta) was one of the most well-known of many military training camps that have been alleged to have been affiliated with al Qaeda.

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Located at 34.48 70.36 (Lat./Long.); Less than 23 km away
Tags: Al-Qaeda facilities, History of Nangarhar Province