In May 2009, an American airstrike in the village of Granai in Bala Buluk District occurred that killed many civilians. American authorities investigated the incident. According to The New York Times, the villagers say that 147 were killed, an independent Afghan human rights group says 117 were killed, but the American authorities are skeptical that even 100 were killed. As with all American airstrikes in Afghanistan at the time, it was intended against the Taliban. However, in this instance villagers say that the Taliban had left by the time the airstrike occurred.[2]
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bala, buluk, district, bala, buluk, district, farah, province, afghanistan, population, which, approximately, pashtun, tajik, estimated, december, 2004, bala, buluk, بالا, بلوکdistrictbala, buluklocation, within, afghanistancoordinates, 69889, 73000, 69889, 73. Bala Buluk is a district in Farah Province Afghanistan Its population which is approximately 95 Pashtun and 5 Tajik was estimated at 100 429 in December 2004 1 Bala Buluk بالا بلوکDistrictBala BulukLocation within AfghanistanCoordinates 32 41 56 N 62 43 48 E 32 69889 N 62 73000 E 32 69889 62 73000 Coordinates 32 41 56 N 62 43 48 E 32 69889 N 62 73000 E 32 69889 62 73000Country AfghanistanProvinceFarah ProvinceOccupationTalibanPopulation 2004 Total100 429Village elders attend the graduation ceremony for the first Afghan local police unit in the Bala Baluk district of Farah Province Afghanistan Contents 1 2009 US airstrike 2 See also 3 References 4 External links2009 US airstrike EditIn May 2009 an American airstrike in the village of Granai in Bala Buluk District occurred that killed many civilians American authorities investigated the incident According to The New York Times the villagers say that 147 were killed an independent Afghan human rights group says 117 were killed but the American authorities are skeptical that even 100 were killed As with all American airstrikes in Afghanistan at the time it was intended against the Taliban However in this instance villagers say that the Taliban had left by the time the airstrike occurred 2 See also Edit Wikimedia Commons has media related to Bala Baluk District Granai airstrikeReferences Edit District Profile PDF UNHCR Archived from the original PDF on 27 October 2005 Retrieved 6 June 2006 Afghan Villagers Describe Chaos of U S Strikes The New York Times Retrieved 11 September 2015 External links EditMap of Settlements permanent dead link AIMS May 2002 This Farah Province Afghanistan location article is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Bala Buluk District amp oldid 1075380674, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
