The Washington Times said the other day that you've cleared Helmand three times, never held it. Yeah. And once you clear something and don't hold it, you probably didn't really clear it. It has no ...

Click to view map of attacks in Afghanistan by province, 2007 versus 2008. The numbers are thru August 2008. US, British, and Afghan forces defeated two Taliban attacks in eastern and southern ...

In my last column, I told you about Frank Wallman, a Marine who served in Afghanistan in 2009. His unit established an American presence deep in southern Helmand Province. First, it was sent to ...

Map of ISAF Mission in Afghanistan. Click to Enlarge. About 5,500 NATO and Afghan troops go on the pffensive in northern Helmand province The Sangin, Kajaki and Grishk districts have also been been ...

Inaccessible and untamed, Helmand Province is a major opium-growing area and a stronghold of the Taliban. Security in the region is provided in part by 8,500 British troops.

(CNN) — 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 Read More Skip to content ...

Earlier this month, Campbell authorized a surge of approximately 100 U.S. advisers into Helmand province, likely to help the beleaguered Afghan forces prepare for the spring.

Today, the U.S. Marines kicked off a new push against bad guys in Afghanistan's fertile and poppy-rich southern province. Per the AP: Gen. David Petraeus says the Marine Corps offensive launched ...

The police chief in Helmand province said the attacker detonated his explosives Friday morning as a convoy of foreign troops passed through the town of Gereshk. The chief says 10 civilians were ...

What are we doing in Helmand province? [Here is a] snapshot of Helmand. … In the beginning of 2005 there were about 200 [foreign] soldiers. … U.S. Special Forces [were] sitting in a base in ...

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 ...