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Explore Qando in Afghanistan
Qando in the region of Laghmān is a town in Afghanistan - some 52 mi or ( 84 km ) North-East of Kabul , the country's capital city .
Current time in Qando is now 10:36 PM (Sunday) . 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: Wurizho Naw, Shayrgar, Shah Gulian, Qal'ah-ye Husain, and Nahrin. Since you are here already, make sure to check out Wurizho Naw . 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 Qando ? 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 18 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 24 km away
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