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But innumerable natural springs known as "Karez" and streams are found in most of the areas.
Bloggers.Pakistan 2008
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Charlotte, N.C., died on Oct. 2 of injuries sustained from a vehicle incident in Qara Bagh Karez, Afghanistan.
KIA KIA/BNR 2008
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The donuts where -- the Karez irrigation is all around this area, up through Kandahar, into Herat and then over into the northern part of the area.
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There are isolated places where Karez irrigation takes place in the middle of the country.
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Karez-i-Mir, and Baker, who had steadily pursued his march along a very difficult road, halted a short distance west of Maidan and eight miles only from Arghandeh.
Forty-one years in India From Subaltern To Commander-In-Chief Frederick Sleigh Roberts
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Hill, Karez Hill, and the north-east spur of the hill above Old
Forty-one years in India From Subaltern To Commander-In-Chief Frederick Sleigh Roberts
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Kohistanis had collected at Karez-i-Mir, about ten miles north of
Forty-one years in India From Subaltern To Commander-In-Chief Frederick Sleigh Roberts
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Kohistan direction, apparently with the object of joining Meer Butcha's gathering at Karez.
The Afghan Wars 1839-42 and 1878-80 Archibald Forbes 1869
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For there was good reason to believe that the Afghan commander and his force, whose strength was estimated at about 5000 men, were in the vicinity of Urgundeh, about midway between Macpherson at Karez and Baker in the Maidan valley.
The Afghan Wars 1839-42 and 1878-80 Archibald Forbes 1869
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The whole terrain around Karez swarmed with masses of armed tribesmen, whose banners were flying on every hillock.
The Afghan Wars 1839-42 and 1878-80 Archibald Forbes 1869
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