Helmand Province

Helmand Taliban fight

US Marines are back in Afghanistan’s Helmand province for the first time since 2014

Conflict

Helmand for years was the centerpiece of the US and British military intervention in Afghanistan — only for it to slip deeper into a quagmire of instability.

An Afghan girl named Spozhmai is held in a border police station in the southeastern part of Helmand province, Afghanistan.

A 9-year-old explains how she ended up wearing a suicide bomb vest in Afghanistan

Conflict & Justice

US Servicewomen Challenge Pentagon’s Direct Combat Ban

Conflict & Justice
The World

Marines in Afghanistan Escape in a Good Book

Arts, Culture & Media

NATO Begins Transfer of Power to Afghan Army in Helmand Province

The World

Women Marines Join Males at the Frontline

Conflict & Justice

Monica Campbell reports on Female Engagement Teams, a first-time experiment by the Marines in Afghanistan to let women join all-male patrols at the frontlines. The goal is to have contact with, and win the confidence of Afghan women.

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Military teaching initiative in Afghanistan

Lifestyle & Belief

We head now to Afghanistan for the Geo Quiz. We want you to name Afghanistan’s southern-most province. Its capital is Lashkar Gah. US and NATO troops are mostly fighting Taliban insurgents but some have other duties, like putting on a radio program.

The World

Rethinking war in Afghanistan: Marjah edition

Global Politics

Paul Wood and Michael Buchanan, both from our partner the BBC, help us look at the U.S. strategy in Afghanistan.

The World

US led forces in Afghanistan prepare for Helmand offensive

United States and NATO forces in Afghanistan say U.S. Marines will launch an assault on a Taliban stronghold in Helmand Province in the coming days. The announcement of the offensive puzzled many military analysts.

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US, Pakistani intelligence forces capture senior Taliban figure

U.S. and Pakistani intelligence forces have captured a leading Taliban figure, Mullah Abdul Ghani Baradar. Meanwhile, U.S., British and Afghan forces have entered their fourth day of battle for control of Marjah, Afghanistan.