Tarin Kowt

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Tarin Kowt is the capital of Uruzgan Province in Afghanistan.

In the Afghanistan War (2001-), taking Tarin Kowt was a prerequisite for attacking Kandahar, the stronghold of the Taliban. Hamid Karzai was directly involved in the fighting.[1]

Australia and the Netherlands have security and reconstruction forces there. The Dutch are responsible for the base proper, with Australians providing road security to Kandahar. There is controversy about a warlord being paid for that security: "Defence is aware the Kandak Amniante Uruzgan commanded by Colonel Matiullah Khan works for the Afghan Ministry of Interior to provide security on key routes within Uruzgan...Colonel Matiullah Khan is commander of the KAU, an organisation officially recognised and funded by the MOI to provide security along the key routes in Uruzgan province...The KAU performs that function in co-operation with the Afghan National Police[2]

The town and province are isolated; road work began in 2008 to link Tarin Kowt to Chora, 25 kilometers north.[3] Chora is a forward operating base for providing security.

References

  1. ↑ "The Battle of Tarin Kowt", PBS Frontline
  2. ↑ Mark Dodd and Jeremy Kelly (April 28, 2009), "ADF plays down warlord's role on crucial supply chain", The Australian
  3. ↑ Road works begin between Tarin Kowt and Chora, Permanent Mission of the Kingdom of the Netherlands to the United Nations
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