Siah_Chub_Kalay

Siah Chub Kalay

Siah Chub Kalay

Village in Zabul Province, Afghanistan

Siah Chub Kalay is a village in Zabul Province, in southern Afghanistan, roughly 100 miles northeast of Kandahar.[1] It was the site of a battle of the Operation Enduring Freedom between the Taliban and the coalition forces in early June 2004 after a convoy was ambushed.[2] During eight days of intense fighting, more than 80 Taliban fighters were killed and eight Marines wounded.

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  1. [1]
    Geographic Names, National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency, accessed 28 April 2011
  2. [2]
    Wise, James E.; Baron, Scott (October 2007). The Navy Cross: extraordinary heroism in Iraq, Afghanistan, and other conflicts. Naval Institute Press. p. 61. ISBN 978-1-59114-945-3. Retrieved 28 April 2011.


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