Last month a suicide bomb at a mosque killed the province's deputy governor KABUL, Afghanistan (CNN)-- A militant mullah and his two children were killed when a bomb he was making in his southern ...

But we have cleared Helmand now, and we are holding Helmand. We are also finally starting to push into Kandahar, the neighboring province, the capital of the south, and, frankly, the initial home base ...

The Navy will name its next amphibious assault ship in honor of the Marines, Navy corpsmen, allies and partners who served and died in Helmand province, Afghanistan, the Navy secretary announced ...

"Nightline" visits soldiers battling for local favor in violent Afghan province. MIAN POSHETH, Afghanistan May 31, 2010 — -- Southern Helmand Province, Afghanistan, is the opium capital of the ...

Barbers in Afghanistan’s Helmand Province are now prohibited from shaving men’s beards and playing music in their shops, according to a statement issued by the province’s Taliban-led department of ...

Some leaders have argued that taking photos and videos of living bodies is against the religious code. This statement was originally published on afjc.media on 21 February 2023. The Taliban must ...

Provincial council chief Karim Atal said: “If we don’t receive support from the central government, the province will collapse soon”. While Atal said that the Afghan security forces were capable, he ...

(Reuters) - July could become the bloodiest month in the 8-year-old Afghanistan war as casualties mount after U.S. and British troops mounted major operations in Helmand province. Helmand has been the ...

(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 ...

A future America-class amphibious assault ship will be named USS Helmand Province (LHA 10), Secretary of the Navy Carlos Del Toro announced this week during the Modern Day Marine 2024 at the Walter E.

Marines Launch Offensive In Helmand ProvinceIn Afghanistan's Helmand Province, U.S. Marines have launched a large helicopter-led assault against the Taliban. Taliban fighters have been resurgent in ...