Maiwand District
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Maiwand District[Highway 1 runs through the center of the district and connects two of the major cities in southern Afghanistan, Kandahar and Lashkargah.
Battle of Maiwand
The Battle of Maiwand was fought at the village of Maiwand on 27 July 1880, during the Second Anglo-Afghan War. To this day a small fort remains from the British presence.
Operation Enduring Freedom
One casualty was Paula Loyd, a member of a Human Terrain System team, who was doused with a flammable liquid and set afire on November 4, 2008, and later died at Brooke Army Medical Center on January 7, 2009.[6]
See also
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References
- ^ a b Stancati, Margherita. "Rare Afghan Haven at Risk as U.S. Departs". Wall Street Journal. Wall Street Journal. Retrieved 13 February 2015.
- ISBN 9781610391504. Retrieved 13 February 2015.
- ^ Shukla, Paraag. "Battlefield Update: Task Force Dreadnaught in Maiwand District, Kandahar" (PDF). Understandingwar.org. Institute for the Study of War. Archived from the original (PDF) on 14 February 2015. Retrieved 13 February 2015.
- ^ Simonsen, Richard. "PRT Assesses Progress in Maiwand District". RS News. NATO. Retrieved 13 February 2015.
- ^ Stewart, Melissa. "Maiwand district officials capitalize on security, governance gains during "Maiwand Media Day"". DVIDSHub. DVIDS. Retrieved 13 February 2015.
- ^ "Paula Loyd Dies 2 Months After Afghan Attack", USAID Frontlines, March 18, 2009 Archived July 21, 2011, at the Wayback Machine
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