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Aynak Area of Interest Aynak Area of Interest 68°45'E 69°0'E 69°15'E 34°30'N Bagrami Kabul Province Chahar Asyab Musayi Nirkh Wardak Province Logar Province 34°15'N Muhammed Agha r e v i R r a g o L Base map from Advanced Spaceborne 0 2 4 6 8 MILES Cultural data from digital files from Afghanistan Thermal Emissions and Reflectance Information Management Services (AIMS) Radiometer (ASTER) 30-meter digital data Website (http://www.aims.org.af). acquired in November 2010. 02 46 8 KILOMETERS EXPLANATION Subareas Logar Valley Kelaghey Kakhay Yagh Darra Gul Darra Bakhel Charwas Kharuti Dawrankhel Areas of interest and subareas are defined in Peters and others (2007). Data modified by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) and AIMS. Badakhshan Area of Interest Baghlan Area of Interest 71°0'E 68°0'E 70°30'E 70°45'E 68°15'E Ruyi Du Ab 35°30'N Samangan Province Ragh 37°30'N Badakhshan iver n R Baghlan Province Province sha kh da Tala Wa Barfak Ba er 37°15'N iv d R Darya-ye Khamar 35°15'N Kahmard Baharak 37°0'N Base map from Advanced Spaceborne 0 2 4 6 8 MILES Cultural data from digital files Base map from Advanced Spaceborne 0 3 6 8 12 MILES Cultural data from digital files Thermal Emissions and Reflectance from Afghanistan Information Thermal Emissions and Reflectance from Afghanistan Information Radiometer (ASTER) 30-meter digital data Management Services (AIMS) Radiometer (ASTER) 30-meter digital data Management Services (AIMS) Website (http://www.aims.org.af). 03 68 12 KILOMETERS 02 4 6 8 KILOMETERS Website (http://www.aims.org.af). acquired in November 2010. acquired in November 2010. EXPLANATION Subareas Ragh Fayz Abad Bharak District Areas of interest and subareas are defined in Areas of interest and subareas are defined in Peters and others (2007). Data modified by Peters and others (2007). Data modified by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) and AIMS. the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) and AIMS. Baghlan Area of Interest 68°0'E 68°15'E Ruyi Du Ab 35°30'N Samangan Province Baghlan Province Tala Wa Barfak er iv d R Darya-ye Khamar 35°15'N Kahmard Base map from Advanced Spaceborne 0 2 4 6 8 MILES Cultural data from digital files Thermal Emissions and Reflectance from Afghanistan Information Radiometer (ASTER) 30-meter digital data Management Services (AIMS) 02 4 6 8 KILOMETERS Website (http://www.aims.org.af). acquired in November 2010. Areas of interest and subareas are defined in Peters and others (2007). Data modified by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) and AIMS. Bakhud Area of Interest Balkhab Area of Interest 65°45'E 66°0'E 67°0'E 32°45'N r ive 35°45'N Balkh an R Uruzg Province 66°45'E 32°30'N 66°30'E Uruzgan Province Saripul Province B alk ha Nesh b 35°30'N R iv e Balkhab r Kandahar Province 32°15'N Base map from Advanced Spaceborne 0 4 8 12 16 MILES Cultural data from digital files from Thermal Emissions and Reflectance AfghanistanInformation Management Base map from Advanced Spaceborne 0 4 8 12 16 MILES Cultural data from digital files from Afghanistan Radiometer (ASTER) 30-meter digital data Services (AIMS) Website (http://www. Thermal Emissions and Reflectance Information Management Services (AIMS) 0 4 8 12 16 KILOMETERS aims.org.af).acquired in November 2010. Radiometer (ASTER) 30-meter digital data Website (http://www.aims.org.af). 0 4 8 12 16 KILOMETERS acquired in November 2010. EXPLANATION Subareas Balkhab Prospect Area Areas of interest and subareas are defined in Areas of interest and subareas are defined in Peters and others (2007). Data modified by Peters and others (2007). Data modified by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) and AIMS. the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) and AIMS. Balkhab Area of Interest 67°0'E 35°45'N Balkh Province 66°45'E 66°30'E Saripul Province Ba lkh ab 35°30'N R iv e Balkhab r Base map from Advanced Spaceborne 0 4 8 12 16 MILES Cultural data from digital files from Afghanistan Thermal Emissions and Reflectance Information Management Services (AIMS) Radiometer (ASTER) 30-meter digital data Website (http://www.aims.org.af). 0 4 8 12 16 KILOMETERS acquired in November 2010. EXPLANATION Subareas Balkhab Prospect Area Areas of interest and subareas are defined in Peters and others (2007). Data modified by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) and AIMS. Chaigai Hills Area of Interest Daykundi Area of Interest 34°15'N 66°45'E Waras 66°30'E Bamyan Province 66°15'E 64°30'E 64°45'E 64°0'E 64°15'E 63°30'E 63°45'E 66°0'E Kandahar Province 29°45'N Uruzgan Province Helmand Province 33°45'N Shahristan PAKISTAN 29°30'N Base map from Advanced Spaceborne 0 5 10 15 20 MILES Cultural data from digital files from Afghanistan Thermal Emissions and Reflectance Information Management Services (AIMS) 33°30'N Radiometer (ASTER) 30-meter digital data Website (http://www.aims.org.af). 05 1015 20 KILOMETERS acquired in November 2010. Gizab Base map from Advanced Spaceborne 0 5 10 15 20 MILES Cultural data from digital files from Afghanistan Thermal Emissions and Reflectance Information Management Services (AIMS) Radiometer (ASTER) 30-meter digital data Website (http://www.aims.org.af). 05 1015 20 KILOMETERS acquired in November 2010. Areas of interest and subareas are defined in Peters and others (2007). Data modified by Areas of interest and subareas are defined in the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) and AIMS. Peters and others (2007). Data modified by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) and AIMS. Daykundi Area of Interest 34°15'N 66°45'E Waras 66°30'E Bamyan Province 66°15'E 66°0'E Uruzgan Province 33°45'N Shahristan 33°30'N Gizab Base map from Advanced Spaceborne 0 5 10 15 20 MILES Cultural data from digital files from Afghanistan Thermal Emissions and Reflectance Information Management Services (AIMS) Radiometer (ASTER) 30-meter digital data Website (http://www.aims.org.af). 05 1015 20 KILOMETERS acquired in November 2010. Areas of interest and subareas are defined in Peters and others (2007). Data modified by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) and AIMS. Dudkash Area of Interest Dusar Area of Interest 36°30'N 69°0'E Kunduz Province 69°15'E 61°15'E 61°30'E 61°45'E 62°0'E 62°15'E B agh lan R iv 36°15'N e 36°15'N r Burka 33°45'N Nahrin Adraskan Hirat Province Baghlan Province 36°0'N er Puli Khumri iv R 33°30'N r sa u Dabana-I- D Ghori Farah Province Shindand Base map from Advanced Spaceborne 0 5 10 20 MILES Cultural data from digital files from Afghanistan Thermal Emissions and Reflectance Information Management Services (AIMS) Dushi Radiometer (ASTER) 30-meter digital data Website (http://www.aims.org.af). acquired in November 2010. 05 10 20 KILOMETERS Base map from Advanced Spaceborne 0 5 10 15 20 MILES Cultural data from digital files from Thermal Emissions and Reflectance AfghanistanInformation Management Radiometer (ASTER) 30-meter digital data Services (AIMS) Website (http://www. 05 1015 20 KILOMETERS aims.org.af). acquired in November 2010. EXPLANATION Subareas Kaftar VMS Shaida Dahana Misgaran Areas of interest and subareas are defined in Areas of interest and subareas are defined in Peters and others (2007). Data modified by Peters and others (2007). Data modified by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) and AIMS. the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) and AIMS. Dusar Area of Interest 61°15'E 61°30'E 61°45'E 62°0'E 62°15'E 33°45'N Adraskan Hirat Province er iv R 33°30'N r sa u D Farah Province Shindand Base map from Advanced Spaceborne 0 5 10 20 MILES Cultural data from digital files from Afghanistan Thermal Emissions and Reflectance Information Management Services (AIMS) Radiometer (ASTER) 30-meter digital data Website (http://www.aims.org.af). acquired in November 2010. 05 10 20 KILOMETERS EXPLANATION Subareas Kaftar VMS Shaida Dahana Misgaran Areas of interest and subareas are defined in Peters and others (2007). Data modified by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) and AIMS. Ghunday Area of Interest 69°45'E 70°0'E 70°15'E 70°30'E 70°45'E 71°0'E 34°15'N Lal Pur Sherzad Shinwar Pachir Wa Agam Achin Paktya Nangharhar Province Nazyan Dur Baba Province 34°0'N PAKISTAN Base map from Advanced Spaceborne 0 5 10 15 20 MILES Cultural data from digital files from Afghanistan Thermal Emissions and Reflectance Information Management Services (AIMS) Radiometer (ASTER) 30-meter digital data Website (http://www.aims.org.af). 0 1020 KILOMETERS acquired in November 2010. EXPLANATION Subareas Ghunday Mamahel Achin Magnesite Areas of interest and subareas are defined in Peters and others (2007). Data modified by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) and AIMS. HajiGak Area of Interest 68°30'E Shekh Ali 68°15'E Parwan Province Surkhi Parsa 68°0'E Bamyan 34°45'N Province Wardak Province Base map from Advanced Spaceborne 0 2.5 5 7.5 10 MILES Cultural data from digital files from Afghanistan Thermal Emissions and Reflectance Information Management Services (AIMS) Radiometer (ASTER) 30-meter digital data Website (http://www.aims.org.af). 02.5 57.5 10 KILOMETERS acquired in November 2010. EXPLANATION Subareas Haji Gak Prospect NE HajiGak Farenjal Area Areas of interest and subareas are defined in Peters and others (2007).
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