Haunted by the ghosts of Gallipoli, I went to my own war in Helmand
As a young British Army officer heading for Afghanistan, Barney Campbell visited the Dardanelles, scene of one of the First ...
Special Forces blocked 2,000 credible asylum claims from Afghan commandos, MoD confirms
UK Special Forces command rejected resettlement applications from more than 2,000 Afghan commandos who had shown credible ...
Long War Journal14 年
The fight in northern Helmand
When I embedded in neighboring Musa Qala district last summer, the steady stream of casualty reports in northern Helmand province had a couple of recurring ... unit to push into Sangin as it ...
BBC2 天
Special Forces blocked 2,000 credible asylum claims from Afghan commandos, MoD confirms
UK Special Forces command rejected resettlement applications ... after 2014 - when Britain's conventional armed forces left Helmand province - without even referring them to UK Special Forces ...
Business Insider India1 年
These Photos Show Why Britain's Small Military Is So Powerful
The British operation is centered on Helmand Province, considered to be the most dangerous place in Afghanistan. More Coalition forces have been lost there than any other province. 40 Commando of ...
BBC3 个月
Must Watch reviews: Helmand: Tour of Duty
dramatic story of ten Welsh Guards deployed to the frontline of the war in Helmand Province in 2009. It was the bloodiest summer the British armed forces had seen in a century - with many falling ...
National Review8 年
Sangin, Bloody Sangin, and Wretched Afghanistan
U.S. forces will be there for years ... 5th Marine Regiment was patrolling the farmlands in bloody Sangin in Helmand Province in southern Afghanistan. When I joined them, they were shot at ...
Long War Journal12 年
Body of missing Georgian soldier found in southern Afghanistan
18 was discovered yesterday by Afghan police in the restive Musa Qala district of Helmand province. The Georgian Defense Ministry confirmed that the body of Sergeant Giorgi Kikadze had been found on ...