Mano Gai
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Mano Gai or Manogai or Manogay is a small town and capital of Dara-I-Pech District
in Kunar Province
, in eastern Afghanistan
.It lies on the confluence of several rivers.
In January 2006, the Taliban blew up a Coalition forces' vehicle in the area.
On March 1, 2011 it was subject to the Mano Gai airstrike
, killing nine boys aged 8-14 through gun fire from NATO helicopters while collecting firewood for their family.The next day hundreds of Afghan villagers protested the killing chanting slogans against the United States
and the Afghan government as they marched to the bombing site.
In recent times, a 12 kilometre road project connecting Mano Gai to Chapa Dara District
has been planned at an estimated cost of US$ 3.8 million.
A radio station, the “Voice of the Pech”, employing local reporters and radio personalities, was established in Mano Gai in 2010.
Dara-I-Pech District
Dara-I-Pech District is located western-central part of Kunar Province, Afghanistan, 30 km West from Asadabad. The population is 48,400 . The district is governed from Mano Gai...
in Kunar Province
Kunar Province
Kunar is one of the 34 provinces of Afghanistan, located in the northeastern part of the country. Its capital is Asadabad. It is one of the four "N2KL" provinces...
, in eastern Afghanistan
Afghanistan
Afghanistan , officially the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan, is a landlocked country located in the centre of Asia, forming South Asia, Central Asia and the Middle East. With a population of about 29 million, it has an area of , making it the 42nd most populous and 41st largest nation in the world...
.It lies on the confluence of several rivers.
In January 2006, the Taliban blew up a Coalition forces' vehicle in the area.
On March 1, 2011 it was subject to the Mano Gai airstrike
Mano Gai airstrike
Mano Gai or Manogi airstrike refers to the killing of Afghan children in Mano Gai, Dara-I-Pech District, Kunar province, Afghanistan on March 1, 2011....
, killing nine boys aged 8-14 through gun fire from NATO helicopters while collecting firewood for their family.The next day hundreds of Afghan villagers protested the killing chanting slogans against the United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
and the Afghan government as they marched to the bombing site.
In recent times, a 12 kilometre road project connecting Mano Gai to Chapa Dara District
Chapa Dara district
Chapa Dara District is situated in the western part of Konar Province, Afghanistan and borders Nuristan Province. The population is 27,500 . The district is mountainous and farming and animal husbandry are not possible in the whole district. Some people work abroad...
has been planned at an estimated cost of US$ 3.8 million.
A radio station, the “Voice of the Pech”, employing local reporters and radio personalities, was established in Mano Gai in 2010.