Tarok Kolache

Tarok Kolache was a small settlement in Kandahar province, Afghanistan.[1][2]

On October 6, 2010, Lieutenant Colonel David Flynn, commander of the Combined Joint Task Force 1-320th gave the order to drop 49,200 pounds of rockets and aerial bombs on the village which resulted in leveling the village completely.[3][4][5][6]

See also

References

  1. http://www.nation.com.pk/pakistan-news-newspaper-daily-english-online/Politics/23-Jan-2011/25-tons-of-Nato-bombs-wipe-out-Afghan-village
  2. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2011-01-26. Retrieved 2011-01-29.
  3. "The Afghan village that's been wiped from the map - with 25 tons of coalition bombs". dailymail.co.uk.
  4. https://www.wired.com/dangerroom/tag/tarok-kalache/
  5. Foust, Joshua (24 January 2011). "How Short-Term Thinking is Causing Long-Term Failure in Afghanistan". theatlantic.com.
  6. http://www.theaustralian.com.au/news/world/scorched-earth-tactic-in-afgahnistan-loses-hearts-and-minds-in-battle-with-taliban/story-e6frg6so-1225993440160

Coordinates: 31°41′59″N 65°39′40″E / 31.69972°N 65.66111°E / 31.69972; 65.66111

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