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The Nation, Pakistan
July 31, 2010
More than 10
US soldiers were killed and 3 more were badly hurt in martyr attack in
Helmand's Sangin district on
Friday( July 30). ...
The Guardian
July 31, 2010
The second, from the same theatre, is Sean Smith's chilling video of American marines in southern Helmand. Faced with these portraits of war, ...
WalesOnline
July 31, 2010
He died in an explosion while on foot patrol in the Sangin district of Helmand province on July 8. Bishop Burns, Catholic Bishop of Menevia, ...
North County Times
July 31, 2010
Lance Cpl. Shane R. Martin, 23, of Spring,
Texas, died July 29 during combat in the
Helmand province. He was assigned to the 1st Light Armored ...
Dallas Morning News
July 31, 2010
KEVIN FRAYER/The Associated Press Marines battle
Insurgents in the
Helmand province of
Afghanistan. With the buildup of 30000 additional
US troops this year ...
Telegraph.co.uk
July 31, 2010
As British troops launch the biggest offensive of the summer, the new
strategy of security is working, says Thomas Harding in
Helmand. by Thomas Harding It ...
Morning Star Online
July 30, 2010
Gaming Union
July 30, 2010
Helmand Valley felt more akin to Bad Company 2 due to the broader scope of the battlefield, varying objectives and limited vehicle combat. ...
Foreign Policy
July 30, 2010
Along with
Helmand, this area forms the core of the
Taliban's stronghold in
Afghanistan; it is the source of the group's most ideologically committed ...
World Magazine
July 30, 2010
... and
Afghan forces challenge the
Insurgents in their strongholds in
Helmand and
Kandahar provinces, areas they can't afford to give up without a fight. ...
Blackanthem.com
July 30, 2010
CBS 3
July 30, 2010
The Defense Department announced
Thursday that 21-year-old Lance Cpl. Abram Howard of Williamsport died while supporting combat operations in
Helmand ...
DemocracyArsenal.org (blog)
July 30, 2010
As Badkhen notes,
the US is spending six times more capita in
Helmand province than in the northern
Takhar province. Yet, with a withdrawal deadline looming ...
News24
July 30, 2010
RTT News
July 30, 2010
Most of the 9500 British
soldiers are fighting the
militants in the south-western province as Task Force
Helmand. by RTT Staff Writer.
Focus News
July 30, 2010
British and Afghan troops
friday launched a military operation to secure a transport route in
Afghanistan's southern province of
Helmand, one of the most ...
Pittsburgh Post Gazette
July 30, 2010
He died while supporting combat operations in
Helmand province. He was assigned to headquarters and service battalion, 4th Marine
logistics Group, ...
BBC News
July 30, 2010
Bombardier Samuel Robinson, 31, from 5th Regiment Royal Artillery, was killed in an explosion in the Sangin district of
Helmand on 8 July. ...
BBC News
July 30, 2010
The body of Sapper Mark Smith, from Kent, who was killed in a suspected "
friendly fire" incident in Sangin,
Helmand, was also repatriated. ...
NPR
July 29, 2010
A Marine from Echo company, on patrol in the farmlands near Mian Poshteh, Helmand province, Afghanistan. A Marine from Echo company, on patrol in the ...
New York Times (blog)
July 29, 2010
In
Afghanistan's
Helmand province there is another place that goes by the same name, but for very different reasons.
Baghdad's green is the opposite of red, ...
War On Terror News
July 29, 2010
These work alongside the infantry battalions fighting on the front line in
Helmand province, and can be called upon to deal with any
IEDs soldiers find. ...
Daily Mail
July 29, 2010
Trooper James Leverett, 20, of the Royal Dragoon Guards, died when an explosion rocked the Viking armoured vehicle he was travelling in Helmand province on ...
Herald Scotland
July 29, 2010
BBC News
July 29, 2010
Matthew Harrison, of 40 Commando, died in a military hospital in Camp Bastion on 13 July after being wounded on patrol in Helmand. The funeral service was ...
Los Angeles Times
July 29, 2010
... heat-seeking surface-to-air missile to shoot down a twin-rotor
CH-47 Chinook in
Helmand province in May 2007, killing seven Western service members. ...
Telegraph.co.uk
July 29, 2010
A further three rotations of 55 marines will form part of the guard at the main British base, Camp Bastion, in Helmand province. ...
Huffington Post (blog)
July 28, 2010
This claim was made by several survivors of a
rocket attack alleged to have taken place in the town of Regey in
Helmand province. The
Afghan government says ...
The Guardian
July 28, 2010
The decision to send British
UK troops to
Helmand was "reasonable" when it was taken in 2004, he said. However, the situation had changed by 2006 when ...
The Australian
July 28, 2010
The soldier is on patrol in an area inhabited by
Insurgents in
Afghanistan's
Helmand province and he's got his machine-
gun over his shoulder and a fag in ...
BBC News
July 28, 2010
They were serving in
Helmand province with the Royal Dragoon Guards and 1st Battalion Scots Guards respectively.
family members and comrades said their ...
BBC News
July 28, 2010
Aid in
Afghanistan is being "militarised" by the need to provide security in provinces like
Helmand and
Kandahar, the Earl of Sandwich has claimed. ...
Ottawa Citizen
July 28, 2010
Robert Semrau charged with the murder of an unarmed wounded
Taliban insurgent in
Helmand province Afghanistan. He has been found guilty of the lesser charge ...
Detroit Free Press
July 28, 2010
Mirror.co.uk
July 28, 2010
It is feared he fell victim to a smoke shell fired to give his patrol cover on
Monday in the perilous Sangin area of
Helmand. Military sources said a number ...
NPR
July 27, 2010
... 2nd Marines runs for cover during a
gun battle as part of an operation to clear the area of
Insurgents near Musa Qaleh, in northern
Helmand province, ...
Chicago Tribune
July 27, 2010
The 22-year-old from Traverse City was killed by an
improvised explosive device while on foot patrol July 19 in
Helmand province. Miller was part of the 3rd ...
The Detroit News
July 27, 2010
Lansing -- Flags will be lowered on
Thursday in
Michigan to honor
Marine Cpl. Paul J. Miller of Traverse City who died July 19 in
Helmand province, ...
The Guardian
July 27, 2010
Hence last week's
rocket attack on 45 civilians in
Helmand, a massacre that would be a
war crime if committed by infantry rather than airmen. ...
The Guardian
July 27, 2010
