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Delve into Kandun in Afghanistan
Kandun in the region of Laghmān is a city in Afghanistan - some 53 mi or ( 86 km ) North-East of Kabul , the country's capital .
Current time in Kandun is now 02:23 PM (Sunday) . 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: Wurizho Naw, Shayrgar, Qal'ah-ye Husain, Norah, and Nahrin. While being here, make sure to check out Wurizho Naw . We encountered some video on the web . Scroll down to see the most favourite one or select the video collection in the navigation. Are you curious about the possible sightseeing spots and facts in Kandun ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.
Videos
Waterfall Laghman
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Episode#3: Made it to Afghanistan
Made it safely to Afghanistan and just a little description of my trip of the US to the AOR. Sorry it's so short. I'm still finding out the rules of cameras around the base. Not gonna violate the rule ..
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Interesting facts about this location
Dawlat Shah District
Dawlat Shah District is located approximately 74 km from Mehterlam, the provincial centre of Laghman Province in Afghanistan. It is a mountainous district and borders Nuristan Province to the North and North-East, Alingar District to the East, Alishing District to the South and Kapisa and Parwan provinces to the West. The population is 29,500 (2006) - 70% Tajik, 29% Pashai and 1% Pashtun. It has 60 villages.
Located at 34.95 70.07 (Lat./Long.); Less than 15 km away
Alishing District
Alishing District is a district in Afghanistan, located 21 km from Mihtarlam, the provincial centre of Laghman Province. It has borders with Kabul and Kapisa provinces to the West, Dawlat Shah District to the North, Alingar District to the East and Mihtarlam District to the South. The population is 63,200 (2006) - 60% of them Pashai, 25% Pashtun and 15% Tajik.
Located at 34.70 70.15 (Lat./Long.); Less than 16 km away
Uzbin Valley ambush
The Uzbin Valley ambush occurred when ISAF troops were ambushed by Afghan militants in eastern Afghanistan on 18 August 2008. It took place outside the village of Spēṟ Kunday, of the Surobi District of Kabul province and resulted in heavy casualties to the French ISAF contingent. A NATO report of the incident summarised that the surviving members of the Coalition forces were "lucky to escape" arguing that they were poorly equipped, ill-organised and faced a well-prepared enemy.
Located at 34.66 69.85 (Lat./Long.); Less than 25 km away
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