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Discover Shakar Khel in Afghanistan

Shakar Khel in the region of Paktia is a town located in Afghanistan - some 74 mi or ( 119 km ) South of Kabul , the country's capital .

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Local time in Shakar Khel is now 05:23 PM (Thursday) . 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: Zafar Khel, Wuriya Khel, Temur Khel, Terwah, and Stogan. When in this area, you might want to check out Zafar Khel . We found some clip posted online . Scroll down to see the most favourite one or select the video collection in the navigation. Are you looking for some initial hints on what might be interesting in Shakar Khel ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.

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Gardez Firefight

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21 DEC 2009 MP's were ambushed in Gardez Afghanistan ..

Sawdust and Nose

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Interesting facts about this location

Dih Yak District

Deh Yak (also transliterated Dehyak) is a rural district in the eastern part of Ghazni Province, Afghanistan, 30 km east from the city of Ghazni. The district is 715 km2 wide, containing 66 villages and a population of about 44,386. Ramak serves as the district's headquarters. The main source of income, agriculture, is seriously affected by the drought. People also trade animals.

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Located at 33.48 68.76 (Lat./Long.); Less than 19 km away
Tags: Districts of Ghazni Province, Hazarajat

Operation Anaconda

Operation Anaconda took place in early March 2002 in which the United States military and CIA Paramilitary Officers, working with allied Afghan military forces, and other North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) and non-NATO forces attempted to destroy al-Qaeda and Taliban forces. The operation took place in the Shahi-Kot Valley and Arma Mountains southeast of Zormat.

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Located at 33.37 69.18 (Lat./Long.); Less than 23 km away
Tags: 2002 in Afghanistan, Afghan Civil War, 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 Australia, Battles of the War in Afghanistan (2001–present) involving Canada, Battles of the War in Afghanistan (2001–present) involving France, Battles of the War in Afghanistan (2001–present) involving Germany, Battles of the War in Afghanistan (2001–present) involving New Zealand, Battles of the War in Afghanistan (2001–present) involving Norway, Battles of the War in Afghanistan (2001–present) involving the United Kingdom, Battles of the War in Afghanistan (2001–present) involving the United States, Conflicts in 2002, United States Army Rangers, Wars involving the Taliban

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