Walakan

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
Village
Walakan is located in Afghanistan
Walakan
Walakan
Location in Afghanistan
Coordinates: 31°33′12″N 65°38′26″E
Country Afghanistan
ProvinceKandahar Province
DistrictKandahar 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

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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