(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 ...

CAMP LEATHERNECK, Afghanistan, July 3 -- Taliban insurgents stepped up attacks Friday against U.S. Marines in southern Afghanistan's Helmand River valley, forcing troops in some areas to spend the day ...

Thousands of marines have descended on the Helmand River valley in Afghanistan. It's a Taliban stronghold. The troops say they are staying there, starting to work with the local population to create ...

Before a battalion of U.S. Marines swooped into this dusty farming community along the Helmand River in early July, almost every stall in the bazaar had been padlocked, as had the school and the ...

A decade after the withdrawal of British troops from Afghanistan, "Helmand: Tour of Duty" recounts the stories of ten Welsh Guards deployed on the frontline as they attempt to push back a Taliban ...

I'm not convinced that that analysis was correct. 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 ...

KABUL, Afghanistan — A boat sank while crossing a river in Afghanistan's most dangerous province, killing about 60 Taliban fighters and civilians, officials said Saturday. Elsewhere, 34 other Taliban ...

Iranians living in the southeastern province of Sistan-Baluchistan staged a protest on July 31, criticizing the government's failure to deal with an escalating water crisis, sandstorms, and the ...

Qayum Karzai, who brought baby pumpkin in garlic yogurt to The Helmand restaurant he founded in Mount Vernon and who once ran for president of Afghanistan, died of a heart attack Thursday at his ...