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.
A 9-year-old explains how she ended up wearing a suicide bomb vest in Afghanistan
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.
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.
Paul Wood and Michael Buchanan, both from our partner the BBC, help us look at the U.S. strategy in Afghanistan.
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.
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.
