... controlled villages along roughly 20 miles of the Helmand River in Helmand province, the world's largest opium poppy-producing ... but smaller, missions to clear out insurgents in Helmand and neighboring Kandahar province. - Advertisement ...

... into villages in Afghanistan's southern Helmand province, although one Marine was killed ... Bill Pelletier said the goal of the Helmand operation was not simply to kill Taliban ... The challenge is especially great in Helmand because it is a center of Afghanistan ...

... the enormous challenges facing the United States. It is in Helmand province, a center of the insurgency and the opium poppy trade ... of the battalion in charge of Now Zad and other districts in Helmand and Farah provinces, where some 10,000 Marines are slowly ...

... Marines in neighboring Afghanistan pushed deeper in the southern Helmand province, a day after 4,000 Marines launched a major anti ... said it moved troops to the stretch of its border opposite Helmand to stop militants fleeing the American assault. The United ...

... the massive Marine assault in southern Helmand province. It underscores the militants ... 4,000 Marines poured into volatile Helmand province on Thursday in the biggest U ... Afghan soldiers died in a separate blast in Helmand province's Musa Qala district also Saturday ...

... down on drug lords and reduce production, employing sustained force when necessary particularly in the Taliban stronghold of Helmand province. Our strategy must also reflect the interconnectedness of the region. This requires redoubled efforts to strengthen ...

... and U.S.-led coalition forces in Helmand province, the coalition said in a statement ... small bridges have been destroyed on the Helmand River during two days of fighting, it ... Assistance Force died in a roadside blast in Helmand province, a statement said. The soldier ...

... worldwide. In the southern province of Helmand, anti-Taliban fighters and U.S ... from Haji Bashar, a local warlord in Helmand province, as part of a campaign to bolster security in the region. Helmand and other southern provinces were Taliban ...

... Marines left their base in the southern city of Kandahar late Monday night in a convoy of vehicles, headed for the compound in Helmand province, said Maj. Brad Lowell, a spokesman for U.S. Central Command. They and anti-Taliban Afghan forces were searching ...

... Islamic Press, citing a Taliban spokesman, reported fighting in Helmand province, one of the few areas under the Islamic militia's ... 25 anti-Taliban troops in a battle near the boundary between Helmand and Kandahar province.