:De Adam Khan
{{Short description | Community in Helmand Province, Afghanistan}}
{{Other places|Adamkhan (disambiguation){{!}}Adamkhan}}
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Adamkhan is a community in Helmand Province, Afghanistan.
It is about two kilometers east of Ghereshk, the capital of Ghereshk District.{{Cite web |url=http://www.aims.org.af/maps/district/hilmand/nahri_sarraj.pdf |title=Map of Ghershk (Nahri Sarrah) District |access-date=2008-11-14 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090206161913/http://aims.org.af/maps/district/hilmand/nahri_sarraj.pdf |archive-date=2009-02-06 |url-status=dead }}
In June 2007 it was reported that De Adam Khan was hit by NATO air strikes intended to hit Taliban fighters. Local inhabitants said that the air strikes killed civilians, including nine women and three children.
{{cite news
| url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/south_asia/6229422.stm
| title='Afghans killed' in air strikes
| publisher=BBC News
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| date=2008-06-22
| accessdate=2008-11-14
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{{cite news
| url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/mobile/bbc_news/world/top_stories/623/62318/story6231830.shtml
| title=Nato to investigate Afghan deaths
| publisher=BBC News
| author=
| date=2008-06-22
| accessdate=2008-11-14
| quote=
}}
See also
References
{{Helmand Province}}
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Category:Populated places in Helmand Province
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