Helmand Province
Relatives of the Georgian soldiers recently killed in Afghanistan attend a memorial service during their funeral in the town of Gori, some 80 km outside the capital Tbilisi, on June 13, 2013. Seven Georgian soldiers died and nine more were wounded on June 6 when a suicide bomber blew up a truck loaded with explosives outside their base in perilous Helmand province. The attack claimed by the Taliban came just weeks after three soldiers were killed in a similar bombing, bringing the total number of Georgian dead to 29.
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Five hundred Taliban can attack all of Helmand province. We don't need 500 Taliban to attack only one district
The Afghan provincial government spokesman in Helmand province told Al Jazeera that actually this is a success, they've pushed back the Taliban and it shows that the Afghan security forces can do well on their own.More quotes »
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Blast during Afghan security handover
Afghan police and military formally take charge of fight against Taliban Afghan police at the scene of a car bombing in Helmand province on Monday. Security is being handed over by Nato to Afghan forces. Photograph: AFP/Getty A large bomb exploded in the Afghan 1:51 AM from Guardian Unlimited Read more »
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Afghanistan police chief survives suicide attack
Afghanistan: The police chief of Afghanistan’s volatile Helmand province survived a suicide attack yesterday when his convoy was bombed in the city of Lashkar Gah, officials said. Nabi Ilham’s armoured car was badly damaged by the early-morning explosion in 6/17/13 from My Sarawak Read more »
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Wounded veterans turn to yoga for strength and solace
fourth combat tour when he was hurt. "It helps with the pain." Marine Sgt. James Bernard, 25, who returned from combat in Helmand province in Afghanistan with a severe case of post-traumatic stress disorder, is going through a series of stretching, relaxing 6/17/13 from Stars and Stripes Read more »
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Helmand 2013: Twentynine Palms regiment leads during time of transition
LEATHERNECK, Afghanistan — As Afghan forces take the lead security role in Helmand province, a more mature relationship between Afghan National Security Forces and coalition forces has emerged. Regimental Combat Team 7, based out of Twentynine Palms, Calif., from DVIDS Read more »
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VA job program helps ex-military medics
Jason Martines earned his chops on the Afghan battlefield, patching together wounded Marines in the war-ravaged Helmand Province. Army medic Mathew Vance witnessed the birth of homemade bomb attacks as a convoy medic during his first tour in Iraq. On his second from San Francisco Chronicle Read more »
