| For other uses, see Kandahar (disambiguation) |
- "It's about what happened with you. With all of us. Kandahar. You think they would ever let that go?"
- ―Ray Schoonover to Frank Castle[src]
Kandahar is a city located in the south of Afghanistan.
History[]
Ten Rings Investigation[]
Stark Industries' shipments to Kandahar
In 2007, Obadiah Stane was secretly selling Stark Industries weapons to the Ten Rings. According to files from his computer, Stane sent a naval cargo that were sent to Karachi in order to be delivered in the hands of the terrorist in Kandahar.[1]
CIA Operations[]
Rosalind Price, using the alias of Sarah Russell, worked for the CIA Office of Middle East Study and Technical Analysis from 2008 to 2009, working in many CIA stations overseas including Kandahar.[2]
Operation Cerberus[]
- "He said Kandahar was like nothing else. He said the lines were blurred."
- ―Curtis Hoyle to Billy Russo[src]
William Rawlins and Ray Schoonover launched the Operation Cerberus, an unauthorized covert military operation aimed at eliminating terrorist activity in Afghanistan. Rawlins and Schoonover hand-picked a task force from the various United States Armed Forces branches and stationed in Kandahar, where they proceeded eliminating their targets, using unorthodox methods, including kidnappings, torture and executions. Since the operation did not have the United States Congress approval, Rawlins tasked Morty Bennett with supervising a heroin smuggling to the United States, so they could fund the operation.
Ahmad Zubair gets buried in the desert
Afghan National Police and the Homeland Security caught wind of the squad's illicit activity, so Ahmad Zubair and Dinah Madani started to investigate. In response, Rawlins ordered the squad to abduct Zubair, deeming him as a terrorist, and after the interrogation, he ordered Frank Castle to execute him. Zubair was buried in an unmarked grave with a bullet removed from his skull, however, Rawlins was unaware that Gunner Henderson secretly filmed the execution and sent the footage to NSA. David Lieberman shared the footage with Madani, but before she could investigate, the footage was stolen.
Frank Castle fights on terrorists' territory
Preparing for the next mission, Rawlins received a false intel that claimed that a high-value target was located in a heavily guarded compound in Kandahar. Despite Castle's objections, the squad proceeded with the mission, which reuslted in them being ambushed by Afghan Insurgents. The squad suffered multiple casualties before Castle managed to clean up the landing zone which allowed the squad to be evacuated from the area. Since the mission ended up being failure, Operation Cerberus was shut down and the squad members returned to the United States, while all records of the operation were wiped out.[3]
Appearances[]
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Trivia[]
- In the computer files at the Stark Industries Headquarters in Iron Man, Kandahar is misspelled "Khandahar".
