They called Sangin a “low-density minefield” — a whole district laced with bombs everywhere U.S. and British patrols ventured, slowing their movements to a snail’s pace. The bombs were ...

The connected nature of battles such as Sangin to the larger war in Afghanistan is not lost on more senior officers. At the time of its Sangin deployment, the 3/5 was led by Lt. Col. Jason Morris.

Sangin was once the centre of operations for international forces in Afghanistan, a key district that linked Lashkar Gah, the capital of Helmand province, to the province's northern districts.

Some have taken to calling Sangin "Fallujah of Afghanistan," though whether it will enter into the same historic company remains to be seen. Fallujah has since been retaken by Al Qaeda, prompting ...

Camp Pendleton, CA_6_13_22_ |First Battalion, Fifth Marine amputees hiked First Sgts Hill in honor of their fellow members who died in a deployment to Sangin, Afghanistan in 2011. | This past ...

A U.S. Marine adviser with Task Force Southwest speaks with Afghan National Army soldiers with the 2nd Brigade, 215th Corps, on artillery capabilities and tactics at Camp Nolay, Afghanistan, on ...

One, 1st Lt. Robert Michael Kelly, 29, was killed in Afghanistan in 2010 while leading a patrol in Sangin, at the time a hotly contested piece of terrain in Helmand province.

Carlos Garcia lost both his legs when he stepped on and improvised explosive device in Sangin, Afghanistan in 2010. He is at the 5th Marine Regiment Memorial at Camp Pendleton on Sunday, October ...

Gunnery Sgt. Daniel Robert is a Marine’s Marine. He has deployed six times, including once with 3rd Battalion, 5th Marines during a harrowing fight in Sangin, Afghanistan, in 2010 and 2011.