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Tangi Valley (also known as Wardak Valley or Tangi Wardak) is located in the south of
Tangi Valley (also known as Wardak Valley or Tangi Wardak) is located in the south of Wardak Province
Maidan Wardak (Pashto: ; Dari: ), also called Wardag or Wardak, is one of the 34 provinces of Afghanistan, located in the central region of Afghanistan. It is divided into eight districts and has a population of approximately 500,00 The capita ...
in Afghanistan
Afghanistan, officially the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan,; prs, امارت اسلامی افغانستان is a landlocked country located at the crossroads of Central Asia and South Asia. Referred to as the Heart of Asia, it is bordere ...
. Between 2009 and 2011 it was occupied by US forces, and became known for the large number of US troops killed there.{{{cite book , last1=Brereton , first1=Brian G. , date=2015 , title=Social Science Goes to War: The Human Terrain System in Iraq and Afghanistan , chapter-url=https://oxford.universitypressscholarship.com/view/10.1093/acprof:oso/9780190216726.001.0001/acprof-9780190216726-chapter-10 , publisher=Oxford University Press , chapter=10 , isbn=9780190216726
It was considered at important area and hence was a focus of insurgent activity due to its proximity to Kabul
Kabul (; ps, , ; , ) is the capital and largest city of Afghanistan. Located in the eastern half of the country, it is also a municipality, forming part of the Kabul Province; it is administratively divided into 22 municipal districts. Acco ...
, the capital of Afghanistan.
The 2011 Chinook shootdown took place in the Tangi Valley. The day was the single biggest loss of US lives in Afghanistan.
By 2014, the Taliban had taken over the valley, with the central government at the time no longer having presence or control.{{cite news, last=Khaja , first=Nagieb , title=Afghanistan conflict: Life inside a Taliban stronghold, url=https://www.bbc.com/news/world-south-asia-29658839 , accessdate=8 July 2022 , date=20 October 2014 , newspaper=BBC
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