Grishk

Grishk has a hot desert climate (Köppen BWh), characterised by little precipitation and high variation between summer and winter temperatures. The average temperature in Grishk is , while the annual precipitation averages . Summers start in mid-May, last until late-September, and are extremely dry. July is the hottest month of the year with an average temperature of . The coldest month January has an average temperature of . ==Demographics==

Grishk has an estimated population of 146,506 people. They are primarily Pashtuns followed by Hazaras and Tajiks. Grishk was under the control of Noorzai tribe during the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan (1996–2001), and Mullah Mir Hamza an ethnic Pashtun from Noorzai tribe was the District governor of Grishk, while Mullah Mahmmad Azam an ethnic Pashtun from Noorzai tribe was the commander of Taliban forces in Grishk. ==Operation Enduring Freedom==

In November 2003, an Afghan civilian Abdul Wahed died inside the U.S. Special Forces base in Grishk, after being exposed to torture. In April 2008 the 2nd Battalion 7th Marines, Echo Co, which was sent there to help support train the Afghan National Police, worked with the Danish and British military. On December 4, 2008, two Danish soldiers were killed near Grishk. In June 2017, the son of Taliban leader Hibatullah Akhundzada, named Hafiz Abdur-Rahman, committed a suicide attack on Afghan National Security Forces based in the city. The city, along with other parts of Helmand province and the whole of Afghanistan, fell to Taliban forces as a result of the 2021 Taliban offensive. ==See also==