Damadola Explained

Damadola is a village in the Bajaur District of the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa in Pakistan, about 7km (04miles) from the Afghanistan border, it is located at 34° 48' 20N 71° 28' 0E at an altitude of 1082 metres (3553 feet).^[1] The village gained international attention in early 2006 after the U.S. launched an airstrike on Damadola killing at least 18 people.^[2] It was captured by Frontier Corps from Taliban by February 6, 2010.^[3]

See also

• Khosrow Sofla
• Tarok Kolache

External links

• Al-Qaeda chief dies in missile air strike The Guardian June 1, 2008

34.8°N 99°W

Notes and References

1. https://www.fallingrain.com/world/PK/01/Damadola.html Falling Rain - Location of Damadola
2. https://web.archive.org/web/20060212015425/http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/main.jhtml?xml=/news/2006/01/15/wpak15.xml&sSheet=/news/2006/01/15/ixnewstop.html Pakistan fury as CIA airstrike on village kills 18 - The daily telegraph
3. http://www.dawn.com/wps/wcm/connect/dawn-content-library/dawn/news/pakistan/03-security-forces-seize-control-of-damadola-ss-10 Troops wrest Damadola from Taliban