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What is the time difference between the east coast and Afghanistan?
What is the time difference between the east coast and Afghanistan?
Believe it or not, I know this time zone from answering this question before. Afghanistan is GMT+4:30, which is probably part of the reason I remember it - crazy half time zones. They don't currently use daylight savings time. EDT is GMT-4. EST starts November 2nd and is GMT-5
So...
Until November 2nd, Afghanistan is EDT+8:30
On November 2nd, Afghanistan Will be EST+9:30.
During what time period were the Taliban present in Afghanistan?
I want to know during what time period the Taliban were significantly present in Afghanistan, and if they are still in Afghanistan. Thanks.
Most historic accounts indicate they came about in the early 80's as part of the resistance to Soviet occupation. US government documents show that we supported them militarily in the the Soviet-Afghan conflict through the late 80's. The officially ruled Afghanistan from the mid-90's (1995 or 1996 i think) until about 2001 when NATO removed them from power. And current reports do indicate they are still there fighting the US and NATO forces.
How can it be 9:00 AM here and 8:30 PM in Afghanistan at the same point in time?
I searched Google for the time in Afghanistan and want to know where the half hour went. I thought that the time change was in hours and not half hours.
This example would represent you being in California. Yes, there is a 1/2 hour difference in some time zones around the world. Afghanistan uses different time system. (See Bottom)
IRREGULAR TIME ZONES
Some governments make local time zones decisions that deviate from the norm. Note that India is +5½ from UTC, while Myanmar (Burma) is +6½, Iran is +4½, Iraq is +3½, Nepal is +5¾ and Central Australia is +9½. The Canadian island of Newfoundland is -3½ hours from UTC, some smaller islands in French Polynesia are -9½, while the Pitcairn Islands are -8½.
The idea of "Standard Time" arose in the 19th century, coinciding with the rise of railroads which connected great distances more quickly. Various local system arose in Britain, US, and Canada, with the international system of time zones being adopted in 1884.
Divided the Earth into Time Zones by longitude from the Prime Meridian.
Basic time zones are 15º of longitude apart (360º/24h = 15º/hour)
Each time zone keeps local solar time for a fixed reference longitude.
All longitudes within that zone use "Zone Time" instead of local solar time.
The creation of standard time was the work of many individuals, including William Wollaston (who developed the idea of a common time for all British railroads in the 1840s), Charles Dowd (who devised a multi-latitude system of time zones for US railroads in the 1870s), and Sir Sandford Fleming of Canada who devised the worldwide system we use today.
ADDED COMPLICATIONS:
Actual timezone borders do not follow the meridians.
Cities, counties, and small countries want to be on the same time system for ease of governance.
Some states refuse to have multiple time zones.
Keep some island nations from being divided.
This results in irregular time zone boundaries that cannot be easily computed a priori. One usually has to resort to consulting a map.
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