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In the News (Wed 25 Nov 09)

  
  Khujand
The initial evaluation was intended to be a prelude to a Tajik decision on the types of missions that the United States would be allowed to conduct from Khujand [in north Tajikistan], Kulyab / Kulob [about 50 miles southeast of Dushanbe], and Kurgan-Tyube / Qurghonteppa [in southern Tajikistan].
The evaluation apparently did not include Dushanbe, or the Tajik base near the town of Parkhar [about 100 kilometers from the Afghan border], which had previously figured in news speculation about possible US operations.
The Northern Alliance had used Kulyab and Parkhar to obtain supplise through Tajikistan.
www.globalsecurity.org /military/world/centralasia/khujand.htm   (275 words)

  
 CENTRAL ASIA - CAUCASUS ANALYST   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
Mirzoyev was considered to be the closest ally of Rakhmonov.
Ghaffor Mirzoyev is a part of the “Parkhar” grouping of the Kulyab clan, whose leader is Makhmadsaid Ubaidulloev, Chairman of the Parliament (Majlisi Milli) and Mayor of Dushanbe.
It is said in Dushanbe that there is a rivalry between Rakhmonov and Ubaidulloev for power.
www.cacianalyst.org /view_article.php?articleid=2230   (730 words)

  
 METAR Site Information for UT46 in Parkhar South
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Parkhar, Russia (lat 37.4833°, long 69.3833°, altitude 448 meters) (data present)
weather.gladstonefamily.net /site/ut46   (748 words)

  
 Official web site of Pamir-Travel company   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
passes of Shar-Shar, and Chormaghzak and Parkhar, Pyanj river, parom, Kokul.
The second part starts from the pearl of begining Takhor province, then drive to Kunduz, and then to Mazori-Sharif and Balkh and then back to Dushanbe and Samarkand, Tashkent.
Full day SS in Dushanbe and around city, Hissar fortress, museum and Orient Bazaar, and also obtain Afghan visa.
www.travel-pamir.com /adventure/avghan.html   (450 words)

  
 Bhutan: Land of the Thunder Dragon Photo Expedition
Our itinerary will take us to the valleys of Bumthang in central Bhutan, which are the holiest and most spectacular in the country.
Our goal is to attend and photograph the Jambay Lakhang Tsechu, and the Parkhar festival in the valleys.
Our route will take us from Paro in western Bhutan all the way to its heartland, and we will photograph its villages, ancient monasteries, temples and fortresses along our route.
home.att.net /~telsawy/Bhutan_HK3.html   (1673 words)

  
 SAPRA INDIA: Bulletin Article: America's Afghan War: Courting the Central Asian States
Tajikistan borders north eastern Afghanistan and has several air bases near the border, which were set up by the former Soviet Union.
The Tajik bases located in the town of Kulyab and Parkhar are just 60 miles from the Afghan border.
These bases are used by the Northern Alliance forces to fly supplies from Tajikistan to their forward positions in Afghanistan.
subcontinent.com /sapra/bulletin/bulletin20011126a.html   (5573 words)

  
 New bridge to provide key economic link   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
On the Afghan side, the bridge will connect to the Afghan Ring Road, a primary arterial road linking almost all of Afghanistan's principle cities and is the main route from the Nizhniy Pyanzh Bridge to the Afghan capital, Kabul, via Kunduz.
There are five official border crossings along the 1,206 km Tajik/Afghan frontier, located at Ishkashim, Ruzvai (Darvaz), Tem (Khorog), Kokul Parkhar), and Nizhniy Pyanzh.
Nizhniy Pyanzh will be the first international highway route since all the others are crossings are more akin to footbridges with limited capacity to handle large commercial or automotive volume.
www.irinnews.org /print.asp?ReportID=47729   (731 words)

  
 JS Online: Military Bases Bordering Afghanistan
Chirchik: Air and ground base more than 250 miles from the border.
Kulyab and Parkhar: Air bases about 60 miles from the Afghan border, used by Afghan rebel forces.
Dushanbe: Air and ground bases in the nation's capital, about 90 miles from the border.
www.jsonline.com /news/attack/ap/sep01/ap-attacks-bases-g092901.asp   (235 words)

  
 CNS - Central Asian Military Bases
Russian and Tajik Air Force units are stationed at the Dushanbe facility.[2]
Parkhar: An airport is located in Parkhar, which is already being used to supply arms to the Northern Alliance.[3,4]
Other airfields that might possibly be used are located in Kulyab, Kurgan-Tyube, and in Khorog, which is located in Gornyy Badakhshan.[1]
cns.miis.edu /research/wtc01/cabases.htm   (1034 words)

  
 Pakistani Air Force role in the Soviet-Afghan War - Military Photos
Last, but not least, Pakistani sources say that Indians were involved in the war on the UF side as well.
What could be confirmed at the time was that the Indian-manned military field-hospital was established near Parkhar, in Tajikistan, for which was known to be one of UF bases too.
In that sense, it can be said, that Indians are eventually supplying medicine to UF and taking care of its injured, but it was never confirmed that Indians were actively training UF troops or supplying them with ammunition.
www.militaryphotos.net /forums/showthread.php?t=20385   (12461 words)

  
 Tajikistan: Report: Part II: Analytic Section: cont. 3   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
The elementary schools, place in basic in buildings from 2 - 3 class rooms.
Spent by UNICEF in May 1995 monitoring inspection of educative schools have shown, that from total of visited schools 12 regions Kurgan-Tyube zone, Dangara, Parkhar, Khovaling, Kulyab, Moskovskiy, Muminabad, Nurek, Sovetskiy, Vosey regions of Kulyab zone, eight (Faizabad, Gissar, Kofarnikhon, Leninskiy, Shakhrinav, Varzob, Tursunzade, Tavildara) regions of Republican subardination water supply, heating have:
Financially - technical base and in 1999 was not improved, as because of heavy economic situations, post-conflict situation the construction of new schools is conducted by extremely low rates.
www2.unesco.org /wef/countryreports/tajikistan/rapport_2_3.html   (3367 words)

  
 The Tribune, Chandigarh, India - NCR stories
Aggarwal XI scored 154 with Gajender Solanki (37 n o), Ankush Aggarwal (19) and Manish Sharma (22), contributing the bulk of the runs.
Parkhar Mishra, Suresh Kaushik and Adesh Gupta claimed two wickets each for journalists.
DSJA scored the required runs for victory losing just two wickets.
www.tribuneindia.com /2003/20030603/ncr3.htm   (1350 words)

  
 USGS Earthquake Hazards Program » Significant Earthquakes of the World
Three people died of heart attacks, severe damage (VII) and landslides occurred in the Khorog area, USSR.
Felt (VI) at Ishkashim, Parkhar, Dushanbe, Garm, Dzhirgatal, Lyangar and Gissar; (V) at Shaartuz, Sherkent, Gezan, Leninabad, Tashkent and Namangan; (IV) at Chimkent; (III) at Dzhambul and Frunze, USSR.
Felt throughout northeastern Afghanistan, northern Pakistan and northern India as far away as Delhi.
earthquake.usgs.gov /eqcenter/eqarchives/significant/sig_1991.php   (2439 words)

  
 NewsFromRussia.Com Afghans still smuggle heroin
Tajik border guards arrested an Afghan man for allegedly trying to smuggle 268 pounds of heroin across the Tajik-Afghan frontier.
Border guards fired on a group illegally crossing the border near Parkhar, according to officials.
The others managed to escape, leaving behind 112 plastic bags with heroin weighing over 120 kilograms," said Abdulsattor Gulakhmatov, press secretary of the Tajik state border guard committee.
newsfromrussia.com /world/2005/11/28/68675.html   (2183 words)

  
 News Dissector Blog > Print > Osama In Wonderland   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
Here is part of Nov 22 AP dispatch I must have missed.
"Sources at the White House have stated and it has been corroborated by Air Force personnel in Parkhar, Tajikistan that Pres.
George Bush is attempting to find suspected Islamic terrorist Osama bin Laden from the White House using a remote-controlled drone called Global Hawk and satellite technology.
www.newsdissector.org /blog/wp-print.php?p=140   (1587 words)

  
 Bumthang Jambay Lakhang Festival 2006
There will be mask dances, music, feasting, and religious blessings.
Day 10: Wednesday Nov. 8: Bumthang attend Parkhar Festival
At the festival you will get to see Bhutanese from around the area gathered in all their finest clothing.
www.jachungtravel.com /jambay.html   (1166 words)

  
 Russia, Terrorism
Nezavisimaya Gazeta here suggests that in addition to the large air base in
the Tajik capital Dushanbe, air fields in Parkhar, Kagaita near Termez in
Uzbekistan, and Mara, only 40 miles north of the Afghan border, may all be
www.cdi.org /russia/johnson/5468.html   (8193 words)

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