Angur Ada
Angur Ada
انګوراډه Angoor Ada | |
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Town | |
South Waziristan | |
Elevation | 2,254 m (7,395 ft) |
Time zone | UTC+05:00 (PST) |
Angur Ada (انګوراډه, literally: "Grape Base" in
The Afghan village
The population in the area is
Angur Ada in the War on Terror
In 2003 the hunt for
The 2008 Angur Ada raid
On September 3, 2008, a raid was conducted by a US military force on Angur Ada in which 20 civilians, including at least 3 women and 4 children, were killed.[3] This is not the first time Afghan based US troops cross the Afghan-Pakistani border in pursuit of enemy fighters, but was the first to be widely reported.[2]
Pakistan hands over border crossing to Afghan forces
Pakistan on May 21, 2016, handed over a purpose-build border crossing facility at Angoor Ada to Afghan authorities. “With aim to strengthen brotherly relations with Afghanistan besides strategic intent to improve border management, the border-crossing facility was handed over to Afghan authorities at Angoor Ada, a buffering town,” the director general of
On June 7, a petition was filed in the
See also
References
- ^ a b c Ross, Brian; Rackmill, Jill (2003-09-08). "Hunt for Osama bin Laden Narrowed to 40 Square Miles". ABC News. Retrieved 2008-09-04.
- ^ a b c Peters, Gretchen (2003-09-15). "Bin Lasen's Hideout in Wilds of Pakistan". The Christian Science Monitor. Retrieved 2008-09-04.
- ^ "Suspected US commandos kill 20 in S Waziristan raid". Daily Times. 2008-09-04. Archived from the original on 2008-09-09. Retrieved 2008-09-04.
- ^ "Pakistan hands over border crossing facility at Angoor Ada to Afghan forces". 21 May 2016.
- ^ a b "Angoor Adda checkpost not handed over to Afghanistan: Aizaz". 13 June 2016.