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Reaction: Brown on Afghanistan
Nov 6th, 2009 - BBC NEWS
Some 230 British troops have been killed in Afghanistan since 2001 Gordon Brown has insisted that the UK "cannot, must not and will not walk away" from its mission in Afghanistan.
British Helmand offensive Panther's Claw hailed a success
Jul 27th, 2009 - Times Online
The first phase of a bitterly-fought British military operation in southern Afghanistan is over and has succeeded in driving the Taleban out of a former stronghold, senior officials said today.
Helmand's long and difficult road
Jul 11th, 2009 - BBC NEWS
The military campaign in Afghanistan has now led to more British deaths than the war in Iraq. BBC defence correspondent Caroline Wyatt looks at the campaign so far. British forces have been in Afghanistan since 2001...
Marines Push Deeper Into Taliban Areas in Afghanistan (Update2)
Jul 3rd, 2009 - Bloomberg
July 3 (Bloomberg) -- U.S. troops pushed deeper into amajor Taliban stronghold in southern Afghanistan in a bid toroot out insurgents and stabilize the region, after one Marinewas killed on the operation’s first day.
Danish troops die in Afghanistan
Jun 17th, 2009 - BBC NEWS
Three Danish soldiers have been killed in the southern Afghan province of Helmand, Denmark's military has said. The soldiers were reported to have been killed when their vehicle was hit by a roadside bomb.

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Afghanistan: Battle in Helmand Province
Getty Images photographer John Moore was embedded with British forces in Southern Afghanistan in 2007.
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U.S. Marines Fighting Insurgents In Helmand
US Marines from 1st Platoon, Cold Steel Company, 1st Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division, fighting Insurgents in Helmand, Afghanistan.
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Himal Observation Post, Helmand
On the 2nd of November 2009 soldiers from the Household Cavalry Battle Group provided overwatch for a vital re-supply convoy. Filmed and edited by SSgt Stu McKenzie
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Sharpshooters in Helmand
Danish Defence, Afghanistan.

Helmand from WikiPedia:

Helmand (Pashto: ?????) 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.