Mano Gai or Manogai is a small town and capital of Dara-I-Pech District in

Kunar Province Kunar (Pashto: ; Dari: ) is one of the 34 provinces of Afghanistan, located in the northeastern part of the country. Its capital is Asadabad. Its population is estimated to be 508,224. Kunar's major political groups include Wahhabis or Ahl-e- ...

, in eastern

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. It lies on the confluence of several rivers. On March 1, 2011, it was subject to the

Mano Gai airstrike The Mano Gai or Manogi airstrike was the killing of Afghan children in Mano Gai, Dara-I-Pech District, Kunar province, Afghanistan on March 1, 2011. Nine boys aged 8–14 were killed by gunfire from NATO helicopters while collecting firewood fo ...

, killing nine boys aged 8–14 through gun fire from

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helicopters while collecting firewood for their family. The next day hundreds of Afghan villagers protested the killing chanting slogans against the

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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.‘Voice of the Pech’ connects Manogai residents
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Populated places in Kunar Province {{Kunar-geo-stub