Azizabad, Herat

Coordinates: 33°21′47″N 62°20′29″W / 33.363083°N 62.341347°W / 33.363083; -62.341347
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33°21′47″N 62°20′29″W / 33.363083°N 62.341347°W / 33.363083; -62.341347

Azizabad[1] is a village in the Shindand district, Herat Province, Afghanistan.

It has become known to the wider world due to an attack that took place on Friday 22 August 2008, in which an American attack plane fired indiscriminately on civilians, killing 60 children and 30 adults, as well as destroying many homes.

References

  1. ^ "Azizabad". GEOnet Names Server. Retrieved 12 September 2019.

See also