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Ayub Kheyl (Persian: أيوب خيل) (Ab Khail) is a small village 11 km (7 miles) outside Khost, Afghanistan. It was the site on July 27, 2002, of a firefight by US soldiers, assisted by Afghan militia, against militants in the village. After the fight, the Americans captured the wounded 15-year-old Omar Khadr, who they learned was a Canadian citizen. He was among the youngest persons detained at Guantanamo Bay detention camp and the last Western citizen held there.

The village was known among the Afghanis for its Pashtun residents, who were conservative and considered closely tied to the Taliban.

See also

• Khost Province

References

1. ^ Scott Baldauf (2002-07-29). "Firefight shows strong Al Qaeda persistence". The Christian Science Monitor. Retrieved 2009-06-27.

v t e Khost Province
Capital: Khost
Districts	Bak Gurbuz Khost Mandozayi Musakhel Nadir Shah Kot Qalandar Sabari Shamal Spera Tani Tirazayi Zazi Maidan
Populated places	Aliser Almara Ayub Kheyl Bäk Dadwal Musakhel Sekhamir Kalay Shamal Spera Tani Yakubi Zambar, Afghanistan Zazi Maidan
Landforms	Khost-Gardez Pass Kurrama River Zambar Toy
Other	Governors Khost Airport Khost City Ground Pamir University

33°38′6″N 69°42′39″E / 33.63500°N 69.71083°E / 33.63500; 69.71083

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