Ahmad Wal, Balochistan, Pakistan

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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.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf town
associatedWithConflict War in Afghanistan (2001–2021)
associatedWithOrganization Taliban (through Akhtar Mansour incident)
linked to: Taliban
coordinateApproximate 29.4°N 66.0°E
country Pakistan
countrySubdivision Balochistan
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
locatedInAdministrativeUnit Noshki District
locatedInDesertRegion Chagai–Noshki area
locatedInRegion southwestern Pakistan
locatedOnContinent Asia
mediaCoverage international news after 2016 drone strike
nearBorderWith Afghanistan
partOf Balochistan province
populationCharacteristic small town
provinceCapital Quetta
regionLanguage Balochi
Brahui
Urdu
linked to: Urdu language
securityContext area affected by militancy and smuggling routes
sovereignState Islamic Republic of Pakistan
linked to: Pakistan
timeZone Pakistan Standard Time
transportRouteNearby N-40 highway
Quetta–Taftan road
UTCOffset +05:00

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Akhtar Mansour placeOfDeath Ahmad Wal, Balochistan, Pakistan