North east of the village is an important hydro power station for electricity and irrigation projects, the Kajaki Dam.The village itself hugs the east side of the Helmand River, right after it makes its first turn south, one km out from the dam.On August 23, 2007, three British soldiers of the Royal Anglian Regiment were killed in a suspected friendly fire incident northwest of Kajaki.A pair of United States Air Force McDonnell Douglas F-15 Eagle fighter jets were called in to provide close air support dropping one 500 lb bomb in support of British forces; it is believed that this bomb exploded close to the British position killing three soldiers and injuring two others.[1] Kajaki has a hot desert climate (Köppen BWh), characterised by little precipitation and high variation between summer and winter temperatures.