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Village in Kandahar Province, Afghanistan

Village in Kandahar Province, Afghanistan
Walakan
Village
Walakan is located in AfghanistanWalakanWalakanLocation in Afghanistan
Coordinates: 31°33′12″N 65°38′26″E / 31.55333°N 65.64056°E / 31.55333; 65.64056
Country Afghanistan
ProvinceKandahar Province
DistrictKandahar District
Time zone+ 4.30

Walakan is a village in Kandahar Province, in southern Afghanistan. It is situated 5 miles southwest of Kandahar, 1 mile west of Karezak. Walakan is said to have been one of four villages given to the original Parsiwan inhabitants. Walakan, along with Zalakhan is said to have been part of sector which the Soviets left unguarded during the war.

On July 10, 2010, US Staff Sergeant Jesse Ainsworth (aged 24) of Texas was killed near Walakan by an explosive device during Operation Enduring Freedom.

See also

References

  1. Geographic Names, National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency, accessed 28 April 2011
  2. ^ Adamec, Ludwig W. (1980). Kandahar and South-Central Afghanistan. Akademische Druck- u. Verlagsanstalt. ISBN 978-3-201-01125-9. Retrieved 28 April 2011.
  3. Jalali, Ali Ahmad; Grau, Lester W. (25 January 2002). Afghan guerrilla warfare: in the words of the Mujahideen fighters. Zenith Imprint. p. 303. ISBN 978-0-7603-1322-0. Retrieved 28 April 2011.
  4. "Honor the Fallen". Military Times. Retrieved 28 April 2011.
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