. ▁These ▁claims ▁have ▁been ▁cont ested ▁by ▁other ▁journal ists , Fa ust , ▁Josh ua : ▁Pa ula ▁Broad well ’ s ▁D ish on est ▁Port ray al ▁of ▁Tar ok ▁Kol ache , ▁Reg istan , ▁ 1 9 ▁February ▁ 2 0 1 1 . ▁photograph s , Str ong , ▁Bob , ▁" P iles ▁of ▁rub ble ▁remain ▁after ▁last ▁year ' s ▁U . S . ▁bomb ▁strike ▁on ▁the ▁village ▁of ▁Kh os row ▁Sof la ▁in ▁the ▁Arg hand ab ▁Valley , ▁north ▁of ▁K and ah ar ▁April ▁ 1 1 , ▁ 2 0 1 1 . ▁After ▁determ ining ▁that ▁the ▁village ▁was ▁being ▁used ▁as ▁a ▁Tal ib an ▁base ▁for ▁producing ▁hom em ade ▁explos ive ▁materials ▁and ▁was ▁de void ▁of ▁civil ian ▁population , ▁U . S . ▁war ▁plan es ▁destroyed ▁most ▁of ▁the ▁buildings ▁in ▁Kh os row ▁Sof la ▁on ▁October ▁ 6 , ▁ 2 0 1 0 , ▁a ▁U . S . ▁Army ▁official ▁said ." ▁Re ut ers ▁and ▁S alem ▁News ▁Network , ▁ 1 1 ▁April ▁ 2 0 1 1 . ▁vill agers , ▁and ▁by ▁reports ▁of ▁ev ict ions ▁prior ▁to , ▁and ▁damage ▁claims ▁following ▁village ▁demol itions . K ing , ▁Laura : ▁United ▁States ▁Reb u ild s ▁Where ▁It ▁Dest roy ed . ▁Los ▁Angeles ▁Times , ▁ 6 ▁March ▁ 2 0 1 1 . ▁ ▁Vill agers ▁interview