Helmand Province

Headlines

Afghan Forces Retake District In Helmand From Taliban

Afghan security forces supported by US air power have retaken the center of volatile Nawa district from the Taliban in...

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20 Dead As Car Bomb Hits Bank In Southern Afghanistan

Twenty people were killed Thursday when a powerful car bomb struck a bank in Afghanistan's Lashkar Gah city as...

International

Afghan Soldier Kills 3 US Service Members

Three US soldiers were killed and another wounded during a joint US-Afghan military operation in Nangarhar Province on...

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Afghan Policemen Killed In US ‘friendly Fire’ Air Strike

A US air strike killed at least two Afghan policemen and wounded four others in Helmand, officials said Saturday, in...

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British Soldier Who Killed Afghan Fighter Freed From Jail

A British soldier jailed for killing an injured Taliban fighter in Afghanistan was freed on Friday after his sentence...

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Roadside Bomb Kills 11 Afghan Civilians

At least 11 civilians were killed when a roadside bomb ripped through their vehicle in the restive southern Afghan...

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Emboldened Taliban Capture Key Southern District

Taliban fighters captured the strategic southern district of Sangin on Thursday, officials said, another setback for...

Headlines

Eleven Afghan Police Killed In Insider Attack

An Afghan policeman linked to the Taliban shot dead 11 of his colleagues at a checkpoint in the southern province of...

Headlines

UN Voices Concern Over Afghan Civilian Deaths In Helmand

The UN voiced "grave concern" Sunday over the killing of at least 25 civilians in the escalating conflict in the...

Opinion

Taliban Suicide Bomber Kills Six In Afghanistan’s Helmand

At least six people were killed Saturday when a Taliban bomber rammed an explosives-laden car into Afghan soldiers who...