Ghormach
Ghowrmach | |
|---|---|
| Country |  Afghanistan |
| Province | Badghis Province |
| Time zone | + 4.30 |
Ghowrmach is a village in Badghis Province in north western Afghanistan.[1]
On January 25, 2010, Claes Joachim Olsson (born March 20, 1987 in Lysekil, Sweden) of the Norwegian Telemark Battalion was killed when his CV9030N storm tank drove into a roadside bomb, four kilometers southeast of Ghowrmach in northern Afghanistan. The Taliban, according to Aftenposten have claimed responsibility for the incident.[2] Prime Minister Jens Stoltenberg,[3]General Harald Sunde[4]and His Majesty King Harald V and many others offered their condolences. [5]
References
- ^ "NGA GeoName Database". National Geospatial Intelligence Agency. Retrieved 2008-06-12.
- ^ Trellevik, Amund (25 January 2010). "Taliban tar på seg ansvaret for nordmann som drepte nordmann". Aftenposten (in Norwegian). Retrieved 25 January 2010.
{{cite news}}: More than one of|author=and|last=specified (help); Unknown parameter|medauthore=ignored (help) - ^ "Stoltenberg: - Oppdraget kan være farlig". January 25, 2010. Retrieved January 27, 2010.
- ^ "En tung dag". January 25, 2010. Retrieved January 27, 2010.
- ^ Badi, Diana (January 25, 2010). "Claes Joachim Olsson (22) drept av veibombe i Afghanistan". Dagbladet. Retrieved January 27, 2010.
External links
 | This Badghis Province, Afghanistan location article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |