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Explore Jan Qadam in Afghanistan
Jan Qadam in the region of Parvān is a town in Afghanistan - some 30 mi or ( 48 km ) North of Kabul , the country's capital city .
Current time in Jan Qadam is now 11:09 AM (Friday) . 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: Khwajah Siyaran-e 'Ulya, Ofyan-e Sharif, Pul-e Khumri, Nahrin, and Kabul. Since you are here already, make sure to check out Khwajah Siyaran-e 'Ulya . We encountered 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 Jan Qadam ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.
Videos
Kabul Transit - Malang Kohistani
KABUL TRANSIT - a documentary film www.kabultransit.net In the broken cityscape of Kabul Afghanistan, amid the dust and rubble of ... all » war, Westerners and Afghans adjust to the uncertain possibil ..
President Obama Speaks to Troops at Bagram Air Base
President Obama speaks to troops during an unannounced trip to Afghanistan where he signed a strategic partnership agreement with President Hamid Karzai that marks the beginning of the end of the war ..
President Obama Visits Bagram, Afghanistan
Uncut B-roll of President Obama on his surprise visit to Afghanistan. Crowd shots, and Speech to the Troops in it's entirety. Footage provided by 1st Infantry Division Headquarters. ..
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A very cool avaition clip. ..
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Interesting facts about this location
Bagram Airfield
Bagram Airfield is one of the largest U.S. military bases in Afghanistan. It is located next to the ancient city of Bagram, 11 kilometres southeast of Charikar in the Parwan Province of Afghanistan. The airfield comes with a dual-runway capable of handling any size military aircraft, including Boeing C-17 Globemaster III and Antonov An-225. The base is mainly occupied by the U.S. Armed Forces, the International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) and minimally by the military of Afghanistan.
Located at 34.95 69.26 (Lat./Long.); Less than 2 km away
2012 Afghanistan Quran burning protests
The 2012 Afghanistan Quran burning protests was a series of protests of varying levels of violence which took place early in 2012 in response to the burning of Islamic religious material by soldiers from the United States of America Bagram Air Base in Afghanistan. On 22 February 2012, US troops at Bagram Base disposed copies of the Quran that had been used by Taliban prisoners to write messages to each other. As part of the disposal parts of the books were burned.
Located at 34.95 69.26 (Lat./Long.); Less than 2 km away
2007 Bagram Airfield bombing
The 2007 Bagram Airfield bombing was a suicide attack that killed up to 23 people and injured 20 more at the Bagram Airfield in Afghanistan, while Dick Cheney, the Vice President of the United States, was visiting. The attack occurred inside one of the security gates surrounding the heavily guarded base 60 km north of Kabul. {{#invoke: Navbox | navbox }} In 2007, Bagram was the main US airbase in Afghanistan.
Located at 34.95 69.26 (Lat./Long.); Less than 2 km away
Ghorband River
The Ghorband is a river of Afghanistan, flowing through Parwan Province. It is a tributary of the Panjshir River, then a sub-tributary of the Indus River, then the Kabul River. The Ghorband runs entirely in Parwan province, where it gave its name to the Ghorband District. It is born in the eastern Shibar Pass (which connects the provinces of Parwan and Bamyan, or watersheds of the Ghorband and Kunduz River) and passes in an eastbound direction which it maintains hroughout most of its course.
Located at 35.00 69.30 (Lat./Long.); Less than 7 km away
Ahtaj
Ahtaj is a town in Afghanistan.
Located at 35.03 69.25 (Lat./Long.); Less than 9 km away
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