updated Fri. January 12, 2024
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Yahoo News Canada (blog)
March 11, 2018
The Quebec City native had his left leg amputated above the knee in 2007 after the vehicle he was in rolled over an improvised explosive device in the Panjwai district in Afghanistan. Following his rehabilitation, Larocque discovered the sport in late 2009, attended the Games in Vancouver with the programÃâà...
Long War Journal
February 28, 2018
If the Taliban was exaggerating its control in Kandahar, it likely would claim to control or contest at least some areas of districts such as Panjwai and Zhari. Taliban founder and its first emir, Mullah Omar, founded the Taliban in Panjwai, and Zhari is considered the spiritual home of the group. Bill Roggio is aÃâà...
RAWA News
February 22, 2018
On the evening of January 31, the Special Forces Unit of the National Directorate of Security (NDS) backed by US airstrikes began an offensive against Taliban insurgents in the Band-e Timor area of Maiwand district and the Reg area of Panjwai district, according to official reports. Local residents toldÃâà...
Long War Journal
October 17, 2017
If the Taliban was exaggerating its control in Kandahar, it likely would claim to control or contest at least some areas of districts such as Panjwai and Zhari. Taliban founder and its first emir, Mullah Omar, founded the Taliban in Panjwai, and Zhari is considered the spiritual home of the group. In Ghazni, theÃâà...
Pajhwok Afghan News (blog)
September 13, 2017
He said 1200 acres of land had been identified for the construction of a township for the refugee families in Panjwai district and work on building facilities at the township was underway. He said plots at the township would be distributed to the refugee families through a commission after facilities like cleanÃâà...
Long War Journal
September 11, 2017
As I have noted in the past, the fact that the Taliban doesn't claim to control important districts such as Panjwai and Zhari in Kandahar is a sign that the group appears to be presenting an accurate picture of what it controls or contests. Panjwai and Zhari are the birthplaces of the Taliban, and the Taliban hasÃâà...
Long War Journal
August 17, 2017
If the Taliban was exaggerating its control in Kandahar, it likely would claim to control or contest at least some areas of districts such as Panjwai and Zhari. Taliban founder and its first emir, Mullah Omar, founded the Taliban in Panjwai, and Zhari is considered the spiritual home of the group. Kandahar is aÃâà...
New York Times
March 30, 2016
PANJWAI, Afghanistan — At first glance, it is not much of a library: two shelves of about 1,600 books and magazines in a basement room deep into a dusty alley of adobe homes in rural Panjwai District, in southern Afghanistan. The mattresses and blankets stacked in the corner still give the vibe of the guestÃâà...
New York Times
March 11, 2012
PANJWAI, Afghanistan — Stalking from home to home, a United States Army sergeant methodically killed at least 16 civilians, 9 of them children, in a rural stretch of southern Afghanistan early on Sunday, igniting fears of a new wave of anti-American hostility, Afghan and American officials said. ResidentsÃâà...
