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'''Gardez''' is the capital of [[Paktia Province]] in Afghanistan, in mountains 60 miles south of [[Kabul]] and 50 miles west of the border with [[Pakistan]]. It holds the headquarters of the [[Afghan National Army]]s 203rd Corps and is in the [[ISAF Regional Command East|International Security Assistance Force's Regional Command East]].
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'''Gardez''' is the capital of Paktia Province, Afghanistan. Its location is a mountainous region some 60 miles south of [[Kabul]] and 50 miles west of the border with Pakistan.
Forward Operating Base Gardez, west of the city, is manned by US and Czech combat troops, as well as a Provincial Reconstruction Team (PRT). <ref name=DL>{{citation
| Reporter’s Notebook: Forward Operating Base Gardez ‘Feels’ Like Afghanistan
| author = Fred W. Baker III
| journal = American Forces Press Service
| date =February 10, 2009
| url = http://www.defenselink.mil/news/newsarticle.aspx?id=53019}}</ref>
 
Roads are have been built to Khost and [[Ghazni]]. From Khost, another road goes to [[Kabul]],the national capital.  <ref name=USAID-Khost>{{citation
| title = Afghan Infrastructure and Reconstruction Program
| publisher = U.S. [[Agency for International Development]]
| url =http://www.irp-af.com/?pname=open&id=45&type=html&c=5 }}</ref> The roads are not secure and need substantial patrolling. <ref name=SS>{{citation
| title = A rough road to travel: Troops guard artery linking Khost and Gardez
| author = James Warden | journal = Stars and Stripes
| date = May 20, 2009
| url = http://www.stripes.com/article.asp?section=104&article=62788}}</ref>


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Gardez is the capital of Paktia Province, Afghanistan. Its location is a mountainous region some 60 miles south of Kabul and 50 miles west of the border with Pakistan.

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