Tarok Kolache

Tarok Kolache was a small settlement in Kandahar province, Afghanistan.[1][2]

On October 6, 2010, Lieutenant Colonel David Flynn, commander of the Combined Joint Task Force 1-320th gave the order to drop 49,200 pounds (22,300 kg) of rockets and aerial bombs on the village which resulted in leveling the village completely. Col. Flynn stated that Tarok Kolache was one of three southern Afghanistan villages that the Taliban were using as bomb-making factories.[3][4][5]

  1. ^ "25 tons of Nato bombs wipe out Afghan village". The Nation. 23 January 2011. Retrieved 26 August 2021.
  2. ^ "US bombing wipes out Afghan village from map". Archived from the original on 26 January 2011. Retrieved 29 January 2011.
  3. ^ Ackerman, Spencer (1 February 2011). "'Why I Flattened Three Afghan Villages'". Wired. Retrieved 26 August 2021.
  4. ^ Foust, Joshua (24 January 2011). "How Short-Term Thinking is Causing Long-Term Failure in Afghanistan". theatlantic.com.
  5. ^ Coghlan, Tom; Evans, Michael. "Scorched-earth tactic in Afghanistan loses hearts and minds in battle with Taliban". TheAustralian.com.au. Archived from the original on 8 April 2011.