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British Soldier Is Killed In Afghanistan
Nov 18th, 2009 - Sky News
A British soldier from the Royal Military Police has been killed in Afghanistan, the Ministry of Defence has said.
The soldier was killed in the Babaji area of Helmand province
The serviceman's next of kin have been informed.NATO chief confident of more Afghan assistance
Nov 12th, 2009 - AOL News
LONDON -Allied countries are pledging to send more help to Afghanistan before a much anticipated decision from President Barack Obama on whether to send more troops, NATO's secretary-general said Thursday.
Brown Outlines New Afghan Mission Tactics
Nov 10th, 2009 - Wall Street Journal
LONDON -- British and North American Treaty Organization forces will hand over responsibility for security in parts of southern Afghanistan to local forces starting next year, Britain's Prime Minister Gordon Brown said Tuesday.
Mr...Queen leads Britain's Remembrance day ceremony
Nov 8th, 2009 - The Denver Post
As Big Ben chimed 11 a.m., the queen joined thousands of troops, veterans and civilians in the traditional two-minute silence on Remembrance Sunday. The silence was broken...
British soldier killed by explosion in Afghanistan
Nov 5th, 2009 - guardian.co.uk
A British soldier has been killed in southern Afghanistan today, the Ministry of Defence has confirmed.
The serviceman, who has not yet been named, was killed in an explosion near Sangin in central Helmand province this morning...
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8:21Royal Marines in Helmand Province
Royal Marines in Helmand Province
2:42Afghanistan: Battle in Helmand Province
Getty Images photographer John Moore was embedded with British forces in Southern Afghanistan in 2007.
5:22Helmand Province Afghanistan - Brave Shall Fall
While the rest of the world is excited about Modern Warcraft 2 the war goes on - The Brave Shall Fall by Beholder ------The War in Afghanistan is an ongoing coalition conflict which began on October 7 ...
1:20USMC in Afghanistan - Patrol Through Helmand Province - August 2009
USMC in Afghanistan - Patrol Through Helmand Province - August 1 2009 - 1st Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment [...: FK-TK :...]
Helmand Province from WikiPedia:
Helmand (Pashto / Persian: ?????) is one of the 34 provinces of Afghanistan. It is in the southwest of the country. Its capital is Lashkar Gah. The Helmand River flows through the mainly desert region, providing water for irrigation.
Helmand is the world's largest opium-producing region, responsible for 42% of the world's total production. This is more than the whole of Burma, which is the second largest producing nation after Afghanistan.
The Helmand valley region, to include Sistan in Iran, is mentioned by name in the Avesta (Fargard 1:13) as Haetumant, one of the early centers of the Zoroastrian faith, in pre-Islamic Persian times. However, owing to the preponderance of non-Zoroastrians (Brahmans and Buddhists), the Helmand and Kabul regions were also known as "White India" in those days. Some Vedic scholars also believe the Helmand valley corresponds to the Sarasvati area mentioned in the Rig Veda as the homeland for the Indo-Aryan migrations into India, ca. 1500 BC.
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