The ancient town of Takht-i Sangin is located near the confluence of the Vakhsh and Panj rivers, the source of the Amu Darya, in southern Tajikistan.
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Ezatullah Mujahid, government administrator in the Sangin District, Afghanistan, in 2007
Jackson also became the first American to win the prestigious Takhti Cup (1998) in Tehran, Iran.
currently the Marines are training the Afghan National Army (ANA) unit there, 3rd Tolai, 2nd Kandak, 2nd Brigade, 215th Corps, and saw positive results.
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His actions on that day earned him a Navy Cross, one of two that 2nd Battalion 7th Marines awarded during their deployment in Afghanistan.
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After regrouping the convoy an ANA vehicle struck an IED killing six Afghans outside of Hyderabad, Gerishk District, Helmand province, Afghanistan.