Helmand Province

Helmand Taliban fight

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

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.

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

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

US Servicewomen Challenge Pentagon's Direct Combat Ban

US Servicewomen Challenge Pentagon's Direct Combat Ban
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Marines in Afghanistan Escape in a Good Book

Marines in Afghanistan Escape in a Good Book

NATO Begins Transfer of Power to Afghan Army in Helmand Province

NATO Begins Transfer of Power to Afghan Army in Helmand Province
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Women Marines Join Males at the Frontline

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.

Women Marines Join Males at the Frontline
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Military teaching initiative in Afghanistan

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.

Military teaching initiative in Afghanistan
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Rethinking war in Afghanistan: Marjah edition

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

Rethinking war in Afghanistan: Marjah edition
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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.

US, Pakistani intelligence forces capture senior Taliban figure
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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.

US led forces in Afghanistan prepare for Helmand offensive
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Troops' Families Speak About the War in Afghanistan

The Takeaway speaks to some family members of the troops stationed in Afghanistan: Mary Galeti's husband will be deployed in January, Kim Clark's son is a Marine near Helmand Province, and Larry Syverson's son is an Army sergeant near Kandahar.

Troops' Families Speak About the War in Afghanistan
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Vote count begins in Afghan election

Despite a spike in violence leading up to Afghanistan's presidential election, Afghan voters came out to cast their ballots today. Anchor Lisa Mullins speaks with the BBC's Carolyn Wyatt, who's in Helmand Province about today's vote.

Vote count begins in Afghan election
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Traveling with military medics in Afghanistan

July was the deadliest month for US and allied forces in Afghanistan since the war began. Most of the deaths occurred in the volatile Helmand Province. The World's Aaron Schachter spent time embedded with a team of army medics just behind the front lines.

Traveling with military medics in Afghanistan
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A MedEvac's View of the Casualties in Afghanistan

Casualties have spiked since the U.S. launched a major offensive into Afghanistan's Helmand province. For more, The Takeaway hears from U.S. MedEvac helicopter pilot Jay Hanshaw, who picks up injured Marines on the front line.

A MedEvac's View of the Casualties in Afghanistan
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Live From Camp Leatherneck in Afghanistan

The U.S. military launched one of its largest offensives in recent history in the Helmand Province of Afghanistan. Joining The Takeaway is Captain William Pelletier, spokesman for the Marine Expeditionary Brigade-Afghanistan.

Live From Camp Leatherneck in Afghanistan