Global View Columnist Bret Stephens reports back from his time in Afghanistan with the departing U.S. Marine Corps. Photo credit: Bret Stephens for The Wall Street Journal.

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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.

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 ...

As the sun rises U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl Brenden Kempton provides security at an observation post during a patrol in Khan Neshin, Afghanistan, June 1, 2011. Kempton is with the 2nd Light ...

Ammunition supplies make their way to Afghan troops battling the Taliban in Helmand province as more residents leave the Sangin district where they say the fighting is heaviest. Rough Cut ...