Tarok Kolache was a small settlement in
Kandahar province
Kandahār ( ps, ; Kandahār, prs, ; ''Qandahār'') is one of the thirty-four provinces of Afghanistan, located in the southern part of the country, sharing a border with Pakistan, to the south. It is surrounded by Helmand in the west, Uruzga ...
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Afghanistan
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On October 6, 2010, Lieutenant Colonel David Flynn, commander of the Combined Joint
Task Force 1-320th gave the order to drop of rockets and aerial bombs on the village which resulted in leveling the village completely.
See also
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Deh Bala wedding party bombing
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Bến Tre
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Khosrow Sofla
Khosrow Sofla was a village in the Arghandab District of Kandahar Province in southern Afghanistan that was demolished by the United States Army in October and November 2010. After experiencing high casualties resulting from firefights and improv ...
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Lower Babur
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Kandahar Province
Kandahār ( ps, ; Kandahār, prs, ; ''Qandahār'') is one of the thirty-four provinces of Afghanistan, located in the southern part of the country, sharing a border with Pakistan, to the south. It is surrounded by Helmand in the west, Uruzga ...
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The village before and after the bombing*
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Populated places in Kandahar Province
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