Shah Wali Kot District

32.1°N 66.0°E / 32.1; 66.0

Map of Kandahar districts

Shah Wali Kot District (Pashto: شاه ولي کوټ ولسوالۍ, Persian: ولسوالی شاه ولی کوت) is situated in the northern part of Kandahar Province, Afghanistan. It borders Khakrez District to the west, Naish District and Oruzgan Province to the north, Zabul Province to the east and Daman and Arghandab districts to the south. The population is 38,400 (2006). The district center is located in the most southern part of the district. The district has been known as a stronghold of the Taliban forces.

List of recent incidents
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  • On April 22, 2006, four Canadian soldiers were killed by a roadside bomb.[1]
  • On October 6, 2008, at least 40 civilians attending a wedding were killed in a coalition airstrike.[2]
  • On June 10–14, 2010 Afghan, Australian, and United States forces conducted the Shah Wali Kot Offensive.
  • On August 16, 2012, the crash of a U.S. Black Hawk was later claimed by Taliban forces.[3]

References
  1. IntelCenter Terrorism Incident Reference (TIR): Afghanistan, 2000-2007, 2008, page 237.
  2. "U.S. Says Taliban Put Afghans in Line of Fire (Published 2008)". The New York Times. Archived from the original on 2022-08-03.
  3. "Black Hawk crash kills 7 U.S. troops in Afghanistan". USATODAY.COM. Retrieved 2018-03-01.
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