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 (22,300 kg) of rockets and aerial bombs on the village which resulted in leveling the village completely.[3][4][5]
See also
References
- ↑ "25 tons of Nato bombs wipe out Afghan village". The Nation. 23 January 2011. Retrieved 26 August 2021.
- ↑ "US bombing wipes out Afghan village from map". Archived from the original on 26 January 2011. Retrieved 29 January 2011.
- ↑ Ackerman, Spencer (1 February 2011). "'Why I Flattened Three Afghan Villages'". Wired. Retrieved 26 August 2021.
- ↑ Foust, Joshua (24 January 2011). "How Short-Term Thinking is Causing Long-Term Failure in Afghanistan". theatlantic.com.
- ↑ Coghlan, Tom; Evans, Michael. "Scorched-earth tactic in Afghanistan loses hearts and minds in battle with Taliban". TheAustralian.com.au. Archived from the original on 8 April 2011.
External links
- Images The village before and after the bombing
- The Afghan village that’s been wiped from the map - with 25 tons of coalition bombs
- War Crimes in Afghanistan? Time To Investigate
- Can the U.S. Make Amends After Blowing Up an Afghan Town?
- Afghan villagers dispute U.S. Rationale for bombing
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