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Gardez or Gardeyz (both: gərdāz`), city (1979 pop. 9,550), capital of Paktia prov., E Afghanistan, on the Jilga River. It lies on the old trade routes between Afghanistan and the Peshawar region of Pakistan and is now a market for lumber. It was a major center of military action during the Afghanistan War Afghanistan War, 1978–92, conflict between anti-Communist Muslim Afghan guerrillas (mujahidin) and Afghan government and Soviet forces. The conflict had its origins in the 1978 coup that overthrew Afghan president Sardar Muhammad Daud Khan, who had come to ..... Click the link for more information. . How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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Special Forces and intelligence personnel near Gardez, Afghanistan, on February 5, 2002. Marine helicopter pilots, crews and support personnel from the 13th Marine Expeditionary Unit (Special Operations Capable) provide the quick reaction force and muscle required to conduct deliberate air assaults on enemy mortar positions and hide-sites in Khowst and eastern Afghanistan's Shah-e-Kot Valley near Gardez, Afghanistan. |
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