What the records say
- When
- 22 Aug 2008
- Kind
- Military operation
- Deaths
- 33
- Coordinates
- 33.35° N, 62.33° E
- Description
- 2008 attack on Azizabad village by the U.S. Air Force
Placed at the area, not an exact site.
Azizabad airstrike
2008 airstrike on Azizabad village during a joint U.S.-Afghan operation
The Azizabad airstrike occurred on the night of 21–22 August 2008 during a joint United States–Afghan military operation in the village of Azizabad in Shindand district, Herat Province, Afghanistan. The operation targeted a Taliban commander, and the ensuing engagement included small-arms fire and close air support from a U.S. Air Force AC-130 gunship.
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- Wikidata: military operations, raids and air strikesWikidata contributorsCreative Commons CC0 1.0 (public domain dedication)Source page
- Wikipedia year pages (English), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · names it “The Azizabad airstrike kills between 78 and 92 civilians mostly in Herat province during a US-led attack on the village of Azizabad”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page
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