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Forward Operating Base Armadillo
Forward Operating Base Budwan, or more simply, FOB Budwan, was a military base located near Gereshk, in the Helmand province of Afghanistan. It was occupied by International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) forces from the United Kingdom and Denmark as part of Task Force Helmand during Operation Herrick (OP H). The base was originally named FOB Armadillo after the mascot of a Danish company commander, Major Anders Stæhr Storrud, who was killed three months before the base was established. The base was then renamed to FOB Budwan in 2010. History It was one of three smaller forward operating bases (FOBs) used by British and Danish forces around Gereshk (the others being Forward Operating Base Sandford, FOB Sandford and Forward Operating Base Keenan, FOB Keenan) in addition to their headquarters at Forward Operating Base Price, FOB Price. FOB Armadillo * Created by 1st Battalion, Coldstream Guards and the Danish. * Guard Hussar Regiment (Denmark), Guard Hussar Regiment, Charlie ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nahri Saraj District
Grishk District ( ps, ګرشک ولسوالۍ) (population 114,200), also called Nahri Saraj District (), is a district in Helmand Province in southern Afghanistan. Its principal municipality is Grishk (population 48,546). Grishk Dam is located in the district. History On May 2020 Afghanistan attacks, 3 May 2020, seven Afghan security forces were killed and at least 12 others wounded in a suicide truck bomb attack on a military and intelligence base in Grishk District. A Mazda mini truck was exploded in front of the gate by the suicide attacker, partially damaging the base. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the attack. Demography The ethnic composition is predominantly Pashtun people, Pashtun, District Profile and the main tribe is Noorzai. Location Gerishk District sits at the intersecti ...[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
