By Wikipedia KABUL, Afghanistan — A NATO service member was killed Saturday in an insurgent attack in eastern Afghanistan, the military coalition said. The…
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Bādghīs is one of the thirty-four provinces of Afghanistan. It is located in northwestern Afghanistan, between the Murghab and Hari rivers, extending as far northward as the edge of the desert of Sarakhs. It includes the Chul formations through which the Russo-Afghan boundary runs. The province was carved out of portions of Herat Province and Meymaneh Province in 1964 and has a total area of 20,591 km². Its name is from Persian word Bādkhīz (بادخیز) meaning "where the winds arise" or "home of the winds".
