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Dilawar was a 22-year-old Pashtun taxi driver and farmer from the small village of Yakubi in the Khost Province of Afghanistan. He was 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) tall and weighed 122 pounds (55 kg). Dilawar was transporting three passengers in his taxi when he was stopped at a checkpoint by Afghan militia and arrested along with his passengers.
[2] [3] The main methods of execution employed by the Afghan government on convicts are hangings and shootings. [4] Stoning, amputation, and flogging are also sometimes used as a method for punishment, and were especially prominent during the late 1990s. [4] Public executions have existed throughout Afghanistan's history.
Mills in February 2018. Travis Fieldyen Mills (born April 14, 1987) is a retired United States Army soldier who became a quadruple amputee while serving in Afghanistan. He speaks across the country, motivating others to live by his motto: "Never give up.
Amputation is the removal of a limb by trauma, medical illness, or surgery. As a surgical measure, ... [37] Iran; [38] Taliban-era Afghanistan and Yemen. ...
John Peck is an American Marine sergeant who lost both his legs and arms during a mission in Afghanistan in 2010. He lost both legs and one arm when an Improvised explosive device he stepped on exploded; while recovering in the hospital, an infection forced amputation of his remaining arm.
Pages in category "Afghan amputees" The following 2 pages are in this category, out of 2 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. K. Zakia Khudadadi; R.
The Kajaki Dam Incident occurred on the 6 September 2006, when 4 Soviet anti-personnel mines, left over from the Soviet occupation of Afghanistan, were detonated by soldiers of the 3rd Battalion, Parachute Regiment, British Army. One soldier was fatally wounded, and seven others sustained serious injuries during the blasts.
According to Afghan media, around 1:30 AM, Pakistani forces fired rockets at Taliban positions, and the Afghan army retaliated with heavy artillery. [77] [78] The situation reportedly calmed just before dawn. [79] At least three villages in Afghanistan Airukam, Kaga, and Garab were reportedly hit by Pakistani mortar strikes. [80]