Latest "Helmand-Province" stories

Afghan Taliban militants

Taliban to suspend attacks in Helmand after US pledges to halt strikes

The Taliban pledge came after a meeting with U.S. peace envoy Zalmay Khalilzad and Gen. Austin Miller, commander of U.S. troops in Afghanistan, a Taliban figure familiar with the discussions said.

3 years ago

Two U.S. Air Force A-10 Thunderbolt IIs release countermeasure flares over the U.S. Central Command area of responsibility, July 23, 2020.

US forces hit Taliban with airstrikes in Helmand

U.S. forces have and will continue to provide support in defense of Afghan national security forces under attack by the Taliban.

By Abdul Khaliq

3 years ago

10th Group Green Beret dies from non-combat incident in Helmand

The cause of death was not released and an investigation is ongoing, Pentagon officials said.

By Kyle Rempfer

4 years ago

Valor medals awarded for braving a Helmand minefield to get to a fallen comrade

Unknown to them at the time, the site they were clearing would later be determined to be a minefield.

By Kyle Rempfer

4 years ago

‘Combat Obscura’ is a brutally honest look at the blurred morality of the war in Afghanistan

The film’s true brilliance lies in its situational hysteria, an unpredictability that serves as a microcosm of a war with no end.

5 years ago

After soldier’s death, Army Guard investigates training, equipment provided to deploying EOD unit

Sgt. James Slape, a soldier with the North Carolina National Guard’s 430th Ordnance Company, died Oct. 4 in Helmand province, Afghanistan, from an improvised explosive device.

By Michelle Tan and Kyle Rempfer

5 years ago