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Maidan Wardak province is located in the central and eastern region of Afghanistan; bordering Parwan to the northeast, Kabul and Logar to the east, Ghazni to the south and Bamyan to the west. The capital of Wardak province is Maidan Shar, which is located about 35 km from Kabul. Wardak province covers an area of 9,934 km 2.
The Wardak (Pashto: وردګ) or Wardag are a tribe of the Pashtun people. [2] That mainly live in the Wardak Province of Afghanistan. They migrated to the Wardak province in around 1730. [3] Although they are mainly found in Afghanistan, they can also be found in Peshawar, Attock and Dir in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province of Pakistan. [4]
Tangi Valley (also known as Wardak Valley or Tangi Wardak) is located in the south of Wardak Province in Afghanistan. Between 2009 and 2011 it was occupied by US forces, and became known for the large number of US troops killed there. [ 1 ]
American soldiers checking for militant-planted IEDs by a road in Sayedabad district of Wardak Province, Afghanistan. Saydabad District (Pashto: سیدآباد ولسوالۍ) is a district of Maidan Wardak Province, Afghanistan. The district is known for its pleasant climate, including hilly vegetation, streams, and orchards. [1]
Markazi Behsud District (Persian: ولسوالی مرکز بهسود) is one of the districts of Maidan Wardak Province in Afghanistan. It is located less than an hour-drive west of Kabul and south Bamyan. The main town in the district is Behsud. The district has an estimated population of 134,852 people, [2] majority of which are ethnic Hazaras.
Maidan Shar is located in the north eastern part of Wardak Province. It is surrounded by the Arghandeh and Paghman mountains of Kabul Province and the Jalrez and Nirkh districts of Wardak Province. It has an area of 345 km 2. Its elevation above sea level is 2,225 meters. The district consists of 59 main villages and 1 sub-village.
Contingency: The codename for all British combat operations in Afghanistan from the start of the war in 2001 until 2002 Operation Vigilance: 15 April 2005: April 2005: Wardak Province: Counterinsurgency and Humanitarian: Targeted three individuals that coalition forces were trying to kill or capture, and included humanitarian aid drops in ...
Wardak Vase and coins in the British Museum. Outside the district of Chak there are many ancient Buddhist remains, including a fortified monastery and six stupas, one of which contained a bronze vase with a Kharoshthi inscription that held 61 Kushan coins, which is now in the British Museum's collection.