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    Helmand (Pashto/Dari: هلمند; /ˈhɛlmənd/ HEL-mənd), also known as Hillmand, in ancient times, as Hermand and Hethumand, is one of the 34 provinces of Afghanistan...
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    The Helmand river (Pashto/Dari: هیرمند / هلمند; Ancient Greek: Ἐτύμανδρος, Etýmandros; Latin: Erymandrus), also spelled Helmend, or Helmund, Hirmand,...
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    USS Helmand Province (LHA-10) will be the fifth America-class amphibious assault ship of the United States Navy. The ship is named after the Afghan Helmand...
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    Afghanistan and the capital of Helmand Province. It is located in Lashkargah District, where the Arghandab River merges into the Helmand River. The city has a...
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    The Helmand culture (also Helmand civilization), c. 3300–2350 BCE, is a Bronze Age culture that flourished mainly in the middle and lower valley of the...
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    The Helmand province campaign was a series of military operations conducted by the International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) forces against Taliban...
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    this move with troops. In the case of Helmand, Denmark sent 750 troops while Estonia would increase their Helmand force to 150 soldiers. Local Taliban...
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    Disputes between Iran and Afghanistan over rights to the water of the Helmand River first occurred in the 1870s, flaring again after the river changed...
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    since the redeployment of British forces to the Taliban stronghold of Helmand province, as prior to deployment in this area only five men died between...
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    Hamun Lake (redirect from Hamun-e Helmand)
    region on the Afghanistan–Iran border. In Iran, it is also known as Hāmūn-e Helmand, Hāmūn-e Hīrmand, or Daryāche-ye Sīstān ("Lake Sīstān"). Hāmūn is a generic...
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    policy options and reduce its dependence on Pakistan. Disputes over the Helmand water occurred in the 1870s, flaring again after the river changed course...
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    Gardi Jangal a refugee camp near the Helmand border. It operated in the core southern provinces of Kandahar, Helmand, Zabul, and Uruzgan. It was composed...
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  • Shepherds of Helmand is a war film directed by Gary Mortensen. It premiered on February 3, 2011, by Lucky Forward Films. The documentary follows 17 men...
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    course of the Gagghar-Hakra. "Sarasvati" has also been identified with the Helmand in ancient Arachosia, or Harauvatiš (Old Persian: 𐏃𐎼𐎢𐎺𐎫𐎡𐏁), in present...
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    Mundigak (near Kandahar in the south of the country) was a center of the Helmand culture. More recent findings established that the Indus Valley Civilization...
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  • August and September in Kandahar and Helmand Provinces Operation Sond Chara (Red Dagger) during December in Helmand Province Hotel Serena Kandahar Indian...
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  • Force Helmand was the name given to a military unit of the International Security Assistance Force in Helmand Province, Afghanistan. Task Force Helmand was...
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    highest military honor, the Medal of Honor, for his actions in Marjah, Helmand Province, Afghanistan in 2010. Carpenter is the youngest living Medal of...
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    in northern, southern, and western Helmand Province) Helmand Provincial Reconstruction Team in Lashkar Gah, Helmand Province (UK, Denmark, Estonia) The...
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    the Helmand River not far off from the city of Alexandria in Arachosia (present day Kandahar). Largely desert, the region is bisected by the Helmand River...
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  • Prince, was a joint operation between Afghanistan and the United Kingdom in Helmand Province in Afghanistan. The operation was planned and executed by the...
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    institute currently has three branches/campuses : ATVI Kabul ATVI Laghman ATVI Helmand From June 2013-December 2014, 1,052 students graduated from programs in...
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    the Taliban from their key stronghold in Helmand Province. After Marjah, marines progressed north up the Helmand River and cleared the towns of Kajahki...
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    Sangin (Pashto: سنگين) is a town in Helmand province of Afghanistan, with a population of approximately 20,000 people. It is located on 32°4′24″N 64°50′2″E...
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  • culture is closely related to the Helmand culture. The Jiroft culture flourished in eastern Iran, and the Helmand culture in western Afghanistan at the...
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  • toward Sistan and Baluchestan Province. The 120-day wind affects all of the Helmand Basin, but Sistan receives stronger winds as they intensify between the...
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    operations group for Helmand Province-during Operation Tor Shpa'h. The SFSG have been known to carry out operations in Helmand Province with the United...
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  • September 2013, there were only five sites used by the United Kingdom in Helmand Province including Camp Bastion (the main British base, closed 26 October...
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    Akhundzada, who controlled the traditional poppy growing region of northern Helmand, issued quotas for opium production,[citation needed] which he was even...
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  • fronts concentrated in the provinces of Helmand and Kandahar: the first front was to target northern Helmand, focusing on the districts of Sangin, Nowzad...
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