Maiwand
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| Maiwand | |
  Maiwand
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| Country |  Afghanistan |
| Province | Kandahar Province |
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| Time zone | UTC+4:30 (UTC) |
Maiwand is a village of Afghanistan, 50 miles northwest of Kandahar.
It is chiefly notable for the Battle of Maiwand in which a defeat was inflicted on a British brigade under General Burrows by Ayub Khan on 27 July 1880 during the second Afghan War.
Maiwand is also a prestigious and proud name for afghan males.
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This article incorporates text from the Encyclopædia Britannica Eleventh Edition, a publication now in the public domain.
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