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US Marines returned to Afghanistan’s volatile Helmand Saturday, where American troops faced heated fighting until NATO’s combat mission ended in 2014, as embattled Afghan security forces struggle to ...
News Afghanistan » Helmand: Afghanistan inks 5.3 mln USD deal to boost polio vaccination in remote provinces
KABUL: Afghanistan's Ministry of Public Health signed a 5.3 million U.S. dollar contract on Tuesday with international organisation Action Against Hunger (AAH) to strengthen oral polio vaccination ...
News Afghanistan » Helmand: FACTBOX: Five facts about Afghanistan's Helmand province
(Reuters) - Thousands of U.S. Marines stormed deep into Taliban territory in opium poppy-producing areas of the Helmand River valley on Thursday at the start of a major new offensive Washington hopes ...
News Afghanistan » Helmand: Navy’s next amphibious ship named for Marines’ Helmand province fight
Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The Navy will name its next amphibious assault ship in honor of the Marines, Navy corpsmen, allies and partners who served and ...
News Afghanistan » Helmand: US strike kills 16 Afghan policemen in Helmand province
A US airstrike has killed 16 policemen in Afghanistan, officials said Saturday, the latest setback to Washington’s efforts to bring peace to the war-torn country. The incident took place in Helmand ...
News Afghanistan » Helmand: Nine killed as two helicopters crash in Afghanistan’s Helmand
Afghanistan's Ministry of Defense stated that the incident happened at 1:15 am local time and is being investigated, Tolo News reported. Previously, security sources said that between eight to 15 ...
News Afghanistan » Helmand: The Afghanistan Reckoning
Five years ago, the 20-year American war in Afghanistan came to an inglorious end. In April 2021, the United States had begun its final withdrawal, with the goal of pulling out the 2,500 U.S. troops ...
News Afghanistan » Helmand: The Latest: Afghan leader, Pakistan condemn Helmand blast
KANDAHAR, Afghanistan (AP) — The Latest on developments in Afghanistan following the suicide car bombing in Helmand province (all times local): 3:50 p.m. Afghan President Ashraf Ghani has condemned ...
News Afghanistan » Helmand: Afghanistan's Helmand Province: Both Sides Now
As the sun rises U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl Brenden Kempton provides security at an observation post during a patrol in Khan Neshin, Afghanistan, June 1, 2011. Kempton is with the 2nd Light Armored ...