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Wuriya Khel in the region of Paktia is a town in Afghanistan - some 68 mi or ( 109 km ) South of Kabul , the country's capital city .
Current time in Wuriya Khel is now 02:38 PM (Thursday) . 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: Zurmat, Zafar Khel, Yargul Kala, Tabiban, and Srah Kala. Since you are here already, make sure to check out Zurmat . 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 Wuriya Khel ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.
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Gardez Firefight
21 DEC 2009 MP's were ambushed in Gardez Afghanistan ..
bored in afghanistan
we get bored as shit. ..
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Interesting facts about this location
Gardez Air Base
Gardez Air Base is a military facility in Paktia Province, Afghanistan. The airbase was used as a regional collection center in the program to disarm Afghanistan's local militias.
Located at 33.62 69.23 (Lat./Long.); Less than 16 km away
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.
Located at 33.37 69.18 (Lat./Long.); Less than 22 km away
Tera Pass
The Tera Pass is the primary route connecting Logar and Paktia provinces in Afghanistan. The pass was unimproved until 2006, when construction of a paved surface was completed as part of the ongoing international reconstruction effort.
Located at 33.76 69.15 (Lat./Long.); Less than 24 km away
Battle of Takur Ghar
The Battle of Takur Ghar was a short but intense military engagement between United States special operations forces and Taliban insurgents fought in March 2002, atop Takur Ghar mountain, Afghanistan. For the U.S. side, the battle proved the deadliest entanglement of Operation Anaconda, an effort early in the war in Afghanistan to rout Taliban forces from the Shahi-Kot Valley and Arma Mountains. The battle saw three helicopter landings by the U.S.
Located at 33.34 69.21 (Lat./Long.); Less than 26 km away
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