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...

The Helmand River (also spelled Helmend, or Helmund, Hirmand; Pashto/Persian: هیرمند / هلمند; Greek: Ἐτύμανδρος (Etýmandros); Latin: Erymandrus) is the...

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...

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...

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...

The Helmand province campaign was a series of military operations conducted by the International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) forces against Taliban...

region on the Afghanistan–Iran border. In Iran, it is also known as Hāmūn-e Helmand, Hāmūn-e Hīrmand, or Daryācheh-ye Sīstān ("Lake Sīstān"). Hāmūn is a generic...

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...

Force Helmand was the name given to a military unit of the International Security Assistance Force in Helmand Province, Afghanistan. Task Force Helmand was...

Wajah or Waja (Arabic: وجه) is a village in Helmand Province, in southwestern Afghanistan. Helmand Province National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency. Geonames...

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...

highest military honor, the Medal of Honor, for his actions in Marjah, Helmand Province, Afghanistan in 2010. Carpenter is the youngest living Medal of...

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...

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...

policy options and reduce its dependence on Pakistan. Disputes over the Helmand water occurred in the 1870s, flaring again after the river changed course...

Prince, was a joint operation between Afghanistan and the United Kingdom in Helmand Province in Afghanistan. The operation was planned and executed by the...

in northern, southern, and western Helmand Province) Helmand Provincial Reconstruction Team in Lashkar Gah, Helmand Province (UK, Denmark, Estonia) The...

August and September in Kandahar and Helmand Provinces Operation Sond Chara (Red Dagger) during December in Helmand Province Hotel Serena Kandahar Indian...

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...

Landay is a town in Helmand Province, southwestern Afghanistan. The population is approximately 1,652. The two tallest mountains in Landay are the Noshaq...

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...

course of the Gagghar-Hakra. "Sarasvati" has also been identified with the Helmand in ancient Arachosia, or Harauvatiš (Old Persian: 𐏃𐎼𐎢𐎺𐎫𐎡𐏁), in present...

culture is closely related to the Helmand culture. The Jiroft culture flourished in eastern Iran, and the Helmand culture in western Afghanistan at the...

fronts concentrated in the provinces of Helmand and Kandahar: the first front was to target northern Helmand, focusing on the districts of Sangin, Nowzad...

the course of the war, of whom 32 were killed, most of them during the Helmand campaign, and 435 were wounded, including 35 amputees. The Ministry of...

the Taliban from their key stronghold in Helmand Province. After Marjah, marines progressed north up the Helmand River and cleared the towns of Kajahki...

the province of Helmand, Afghanistan. List of Afghanistan governors Martin, Mike (2014). An Intimate War: An Oral History of the Helmand Conflict. Oxford...

The Helmand Provincial Reconstruction Team (HPRT) was established in September 2004. It was led by the US until 1 May 2006, when this responsibility was...

September 2013, there were only five sites used by the United Kingdom in Helmand Province including Camp Bastion (the main British base, closed 26 Oct 2014)...

institute currently has three branches/campuses : ATVI Kabul ATVI Laghman ATVI Helmand From June 2013-December 2014, 1,052 students graduated from programs in...