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British troops back in Helmand province as Taliban advance
The Ministry of Defence says British personnel are there to advise the Afghan military and will not be taking on a combat role in the area.
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Islamic State forces target Afghanistan’s Helmand province
Afghanistan’s Helmand province is the latest area to be targeted by Islamic State, who are offering wages to Taliban fighters who volunteer to join.
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End of line for Task Force Helmand: Brits handover province
British-led Task Force Helmand comes to an end after eight years of frontline military operations in Afghanistan involving tens of thousands of UK servicemen and women.
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Afghanistan: three UK soldiers killed in Helmand
Twelve people – including three British soldiers – are killed in the first IED-related incident of 2013, as the Ministry of Defence warns that the situation is still “risky and dangerous”.
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Soldier dies in Helmand bomb blast
The death toll for British service personnel in Afghanistan climbs to 379 as the MoD reports the death of another soldier in Helmand Province.
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Marine war hero killed alongside patrol leader in Helmand
Two Royal Marines – one a decorated hero who saved a wounded man in 2009 – are the latest victims of insurgents in Afghanistan’s Helmand province.
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Afghanistan: nearly ten years, what progress in Helmand?
As the war in Afghanistan approaches a milestone, Captain Doug Beattie writes from the Helmand frontline on how progress only comes with a price paid by both soldiers and the local population.
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Allies clash over Helmand achievements
Open US criticism of UK achievements in Afghanistan sees the alliance at odds over its approach to fighting the Taliban, divisions which former commander Colonel Richard Kemp warns are “dangerous”.
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Air of familiarity about Brits moving on from Helmand
Expect Britain to fairly soon slowly sidestep away from Helmand into Kandahar, but it will be no comparative picnic writes Asia correspondent Nick Paton Walsh.
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Inside Afghanistan’s healthcare system on the brink of collapse
In Afghanistan, the healthcare system is on the brink of collapse.
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Afghanistan: Taliban pledges to end country’s opium dependence – but it won’t be easy
An edict by Afghanistan’s hardline Taliban rulers to ban poppy cultivation has gone largely ignored.
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Afghanistan: son and daughter reflect on the pain of losing their soldier father
Regimental Sergeant Major Darren Chant was killed in Afghanistan in 2009, leaving three children behind.
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Afghanistan: Taliban edging closer to capital after capturing more territory
Four more Afghan provincial capitals have fallen into Taliban hands today.
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Afghan forces crumbling as Taliban advance
The Afghan president has condemned the hasty withdrawal of US forces from his country for the intensified violence, as advancing Taliban fighters continue to seize ground. Elite Afghan commando units have now been deployed to Helmand, where the Taliban is battling to take control of the provincial capital Lashkar Gah. Aid workers there have described…
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Marine A: first TV interview with his former commanding officer
A marine serving a life sentence for the murder of an injured Afghan fighter has been refused bail pending a re-hearing of his trial. Sergeant Alexander Blackman had his case referred for appeal after new evidence came to light about his mental health at the time of the killing. But tonight this programme has new…