Maiwand (place)
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| Coordinates | 31 ° 44 ′ N , 65 ° 8 ′ E | ||
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| Country | Afghanistan | ||
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| District | May wall | ||
| ISO 3166-2 | AF-KAN | ||
Maiwand is a place in the province of Kandahar in Afghanistan and is located about 80 km west of the provincial capital Kandahar .
The Battle of Maiwand took place in Maiwand on July 27, 1880 during the Second Anglo-Afghan War . The Afghans, led by Ayub Khan , inflicted one of the greatest defeats in their history on the British, killing 969 British soldiers.