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(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 » Social: Marines, Afghan forces assess social climate in key region of Helmand province
HELMAND PROVINCE, Islamic Republic of Afghanistan — On the near empty streets of Galjan, a small village in the Shorsurak region of Helmand province, Afghanistan, a flock of children gather in an ...
News Afghanistan » Helmand » Social: Pakistani airstrikes on Afghanistan kill nine, Taliban government says
At least nine people were killed in Pakistani airstrikes targeting Kunar and Helmand provinces, the Afghan Taliban said.
News Afghanistan » Helmand » Social: Afghanistan Needs To Repair Its Economic, Social And Cultural Fabrics – OpEd
Afghanistan has a glorious history and a rich culture whose origin goes beyond the recorded history. The epic Mahabharata mentioned that Afghanistan was part of Gandhara which was ruled by a Hindu ...
News Afghanistan » Helmand » Social: Afghanistan says deadly Pakistani strikes hit Helmand
KABUL: The Pakistani military launched rare deadly strikes on Afghanistan's Helmand province on Thursday (Oct 1), the Taliban government and residents told AFP. Afghanistan and Pakistan went to war ...
News Afghanistan » Helmand » Social: 9 killed, 11 injured in Pakistani airstrikes in Afghanistan’s Helmand
Pakistani airstrikes in Kunar and Helmand provinces killed nine people, including women and children, and injured eleven. The Afghan government strongly condemned the attacks as an act of aggression, ...
News Afghanistan » Helmand » Social: Pakistan stands exposed: Children among those killed in airstrikes on Afghanistan
Kabul: Pakistan stood exposed again as its fresh air strikes on Afghanistan killed civilians including children. The military airstrikes in Afghanistan’s ...
News Afghanistan » Helmand » Social: UN says strikes on Afghanistan kill 10 civilians
The Pakistani military launched rare deadly strikes on Afghanistan's Helmand province on Thursday, the Taliban government and residents told AFP. Afghanistan and Pakistan went to war earlier this year ...
News Afghanistan » Helmand » Social: FACTBOX-Five facts about Afghanistan's Helmand province
(Reuters) - Washington has sent 8,500 Marines to Afghanistan's restive southern province of Helmand to reinforce overstretched British forces in the face of a growing Taliban-led insurgency, part of a ...