Ahmad Wal احمد وال | |
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Town | |
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Coordinates: 29°25′N 65°56′E / 29.417°N 65.933°E / 29.417; 65.933 | |
Country | Pakistan |
Province | Balochistan |
District | Nushki District |
Ahmad Wal is a town in the Pakistani province of Balochistan about 20 miles from the Afghan border. Taliban leader Mullah Akhtar Mansour was killed in a convoy southwest of the town by a U.S. drone strike on May 21, 2016.
References
- Crawford, Jamie. "Taliban leader Mullah Mansour likely killed in airstrike, U.S. officials say". CNN. Retrieved 22 May 2016.
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