Ahmad Wal, Balochistan, Pakistan
E635364
Ahmad Wal is a small town in Pakistan’s Balochistan province, known internationally as the location where Taliban leader Akhtar Mansour was killed in a U.S. drone strike.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Ahmad Wal | 0 |
Statements (31)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | town ⓘ |
| associatedWithConflict | War in Afghanistan (2001–2021) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWithOrganization | Taliban (through Akhtar Mansour incident) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| coordinateApproximate | 29.4°N 66.0°E ⓘ |
| country | Pakistan ⓘ |
| countrySubdivision | Balochistan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countrySubdivisionType | province ⓘ |
| distanceToQuettaApproximate | about 150–200 km west of Quetta ⓘ |
| eventLocation | U.S. drone strike on Akhtar Mansour ⓘ |
| hasClimateType | arid climate ⓘ |
| hasNotableEventDate | 2016-05-21 ⓘ |
| knownFor | site of U.S. drone strike killing Taliban leader Akhtar Mansour ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Balochistan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInAdministrativeUnit | Noshki District NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInDesertRegion | Chagai–Noshki area NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInRegion | southwestern Pakistan ⓘ |
| locatedOnContinent | Asia ⓘ |
| mediaCoverage | international news after 2016 drone strike ⓘ |
| nearBorderWith | Afghanistan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Balochistan province NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| populationCharacteristic | small town ⓘ |
| provinceCapital | Quetta NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| regionLanguage |
Balochi
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Brahui NERFINISHED ⓘ Urdu NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| securityContext | area affected by militancy and smuggling routes ⓘ |
| sovereignState | Islamic Republic of Pakistan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| timeZone | Pakistan Standard Time ⓘ |
| transportRouteNearby |
N-40 highway
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ⓘ
Quetta–Taftan road NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| UTCOffset | +05:00 ⓘ |
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