Walakan is a village in Kandahar Province, in southern Afghanistan.[1] It is situated 5 miles southwest of Kandahar, 1 mile west of Karezak.[2] Walakan is said to have been one of four villages given to the original Parsiwan inhabitants.[2] Walakan, along with Zalakhan is said to have been part of sector which the Soviets left unguarded during the war.[3]
Walakan | |
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Village | |
  Walakan Location in Afghanistan | |
| Coordinates: 31°33′12″N 65°38′26″E / 31.55333°N 65.64056°E | |
| Country |  Afghanistan |
| Province | Kandahar Province |
| District | Kandahar District |
| Time zone | + 4.30 |
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.[4]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ Geographic Names, National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency, accessed 28 April 2011
- ^ a b Adamec, Ludwig W. (1980). Kandahar and South-Central Afghanistan. Akademische Druck- u. Verlagsanstalt. ISBN 978-3-201-01125-9. Retrieved 28 April 2011.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "Honor the Fallen". Military Times. Retrieved 28 April 2011.
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