Kajaki

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Kajaki is a town and district in Afghanistan’s Helmand Province, known for its strategic dam and as a focal point of intense military conflict during the Afghan War.

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Kajaki canonical 9

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Predicate Object
instanceOf hydroelectric dam
town
administrativeCenter Kajaki
builtBy United States
conflict Taliban insurgency
War in Afghanistan
constructionStart 1950s
contestedBy Afghan National Security Forces
International Security Assistance Force
United Kingdom forces
linked to: British forces

United States forces
controlledBy Taliban
country Afghanistan
Afghanistan
Afghanistan
economy agriculture
small-scale trade
hasFeature Kajaki Dam
hasPart Kajaki Dam
knownFor Kajaki Dam
intense military conflict during the War in Afghanistan
locatedIn Helmand Province
Helmand Province
Helmand Province
Kajaki
southern Afghanistan
partOf Kajaki District
populationEstimate several thousand inhabitants
primaryEthnicGroups Pashtuns
primaryLanguages Pashto
linked to: Pashto language
provinceCapitalDistance north of Lashkar Gah
purpose hydroelectric power generation
irrigation
river Helmand River
strategicImportance control of access routes in northern Helmand
control of hydroelectric power
control of water resources
electricity supply for Helmand Province
irrigation for Helmand River valley
timeZone Afghanistan Time
utcOffset +4:30

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Battle of Kajaki location Kajaki
Helmand River passesNear Kajaki
Kajaki District hasCapital Kajaki
Kajaki Dam locatedIn Kajaki
subject linked to: Kajaki
Kajaki District administrativeCenter Kajaki
subject linked to: Kajaki
Mark Stanley appearedIn Kajaki
Mark Stanley notableWork Kajaki