Sajedabad
Sajedabad District | |
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Wardak Province counties; Sajedabad in the south in orange |
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Basic data | |
Country | Afghanistan |
province | Wardak |
ISO 3166-2 | AF-WAR |
Regional officials in the opening system of a local irrigation system. See also: Qanat |
Coordinates: 33 ° 53 ' N , 68 ° 42' E
Sajedabad is a district in the Wardak province of Afghanistan .
The district is known for its pleasant climate, its plantations and the hilly terrain. Until the violence between ISAF and Taliban increased significantly in the late 2000s, it was considered a popular relaxation area for the residents of Kabul .
history
The district has been participating in the Afghan Public Protection Force program since 2009 .
On November 17, 2009, soldiers from ISAF and the Afghan National Army stormed a facility in Sajedabad. They killed five people in the process.
On August 6, 2011, according to the ISAF, 30 US soldiers (including 22 Navy SEALs ), seven Afghan soldiers and an interpreter were killed when a CH-47F Chinook transport helicopter was shot down in Sajedabad district . The Taliban claimed responsibility for the attack.
In an attack near a NATO military base on September 1, 2012, at least twelve people, including eight civilians, died. First a suicide bomber blew himself up and then a parked truck exploded. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the attack.
Villages
- Salar
- Hasankhel
- Aka Khel
- Maidan
- Kola Khaish
- Aryab Kalan
Individual evidence
- ↑ Habiburahman Ibrahimi in Wardak. Crossfire Forces Wardak Farmers Off Land . Institute for War and Peace Reporting, 23 September 2009, ARR No. 338, available at: http://www.unhcr.org/refworld/docid/4abb2dba1a.html [accessed 3 March 2010]
- ↑ Irrigation system to get badly-needed repair in Wardak province
- ^ "Afghan, NATO forces kill 5 Taliban insurgents, arrest 17 near Kabul." Xinhua News. Kabul. November 17, 2009. Accessed at: http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2009-11/17/content_12478006.htm
- ↑ ISAF: ISAF Mourns Loss of 38 Killed in Helicopter Crash ( Memento of the original from January 22, 2013 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ↑ Many dead and injured in attacks
- ↑ UNHCR Central Region Summary (PDF; 379 kB)