Marjah
E512990
Marjah is a rural agricultural town in southern Afghanistan that gained international attention as a major Taliban stronghold and the focus of a large NATO offensive in 2010.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Marjah canonical | 1 |
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
military operation
ⓘ
populated place ⓘ town ⓘ |
| administrativeStatus | sub-district center of Nad Ali District ⓘ |
| belligerent |
Afghan National Army
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
International Security Assistance Force NERFINISHED ⓘ NATO NERFINISHED ⓘ United Kingdom NERFINISHED ⓘ United States of America ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| conflict |
Taliban insurgency
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
War in Afghanistan (2001–2021) ⓘ
surface form:
War in Afghanistan
|
| controlledBy | Taliban (various periods during war) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | Afghanistan ⓘ |
| event | Operation Moshtarak NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| governingBody | Islamic Republic of Afghanistan (pre-2021) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasCharacteristic |
agricultural
ⓘ
rural ⓘ |
| hasEconomicActivity |
agriculture
ⓘ
opium poppy cultivation ⓘ |
| hasIssue |
insecurity due to insurgency
ⓘ
landmines and unexploded ordnance ⓘ |
| hasLanguage |
Dari
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Pashto NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasReligion | Islam ⓘ |
| knownFor |
NATO military offensive in 2010
ⓘ
Taliban stronghold ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Helmand Province
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Helmand River valley NERFINISHED ⓘ southern Afghanistan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| majorEthnicGroup | Pashtun NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| militarySignificance | site of one of the largest joint Afghan-NATO operations of the war ⓘ |
| near | Lashkar Gah NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| opponent | Taliban NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf |
Greater Helmand agricultural region
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Nad Ali District NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| primaryObjective | clear Taliban from Marjah ⓘ |
| regionType | agricultural area ⓘ |
| startDate | 2010-02 ⓘ |
| strategicImportance |
Taliban logistics hub
ⓘ
insurgent staging area ⓘ |
| subjectOf | international media coverage in 2010 ⓘ |
| terrain |
canal network
ⓘ
irrigated farmland ⓘ |
| timeInTheNews | 2010 ⓘ |
| timezone | Afghanistan Time NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| utcOffset | +04:30 ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Helmand Province