HELMAND PROVINCE, Afghanistan, Jan. 28, 2010 U.S. Marines provided security as about 800 Garmsir district residents in Helmand province, Afghanistan, attended a community meeting called a shura," called to discuss allegations that a Quran had been desecrated. Story
HELMAND PROVINCE, Afghanistan, Jan. 25, 2010 Working together, U.S. Marines and Afghan National Army soldiers latched cables to a truck and carefully towed it from a canal. Story
HELMAND PROVINCE, Afghanistan, Jan. 22, 2010 A company of Marines with the 1st Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, and the Afghan soldiers attached to them, are driving out the Taliban in southern Helmand province. Story
HELMAND PROVINCE, Afghanistan, Jan. 19, 2010 - Two men donned flak jackets and Kevlar helmets here Jan. 15 -- one set coyote brown, the other forest green, each with an emblem of their nation. Story
HELMAND PROVINCE, Afghanistan, Jan. 13, 2010 A Marine combat engineer battalion hopes to decrease the threat of roadside bombs along the road known as "Route Cowboys" by building observation posts. Story
HELMAND PROVINCE, Afghanistan, Dec. 14, 2009 When the Marines and sailors of Lima Company, 3rd Battalion, 4th Marine Regiment, came to the Now Zad region in Afghanistan, the message they received from outgoing units was simple: Beware of the village of Changwalak. Story
HELMAND PROVINCE, Afghanistan, Dec. 13, 2009 A vehicle that looks like a hybrid of a tank and bulldozer comes to a stop. An enormous blast shrieks through the air and delivers 1,750 pounds of C4 on the road ahead. Story
HELMAND PROVINCE, Afghanistan, Dec. 13, 2009 After many months of planning, the Marines of Alpha Company, 2nd Combat Engineer Battalion and Lima Company, 3rd Battalion, 4th Marine Regiment arose to Afghanistan's 3 a.m. cold winter chill to kick off Operation Cobra's Anger. Story
HELMAND PROVINCE, Afghanistan, Dec. 13, 2009 Once an urban district and home to thousands, "The Greens," an area within the Now Zad region of Afghanistan quickly became a ghost town, when Taliban fighters procured the area from which to launch combat operations. Story
WASHINGTON, Dec. 11, 2009 A battalion of Marines in southern Afghanistan now has the upper hand in a city they believed to be a Taliban stronghold, said a senior Marine Corps officer in Helmand province. Story
WASHINGTON, Dec. 4, 2009 More than 1,000 International Security Assistance Force troops are partnering with Afghan forces to begin a large-scale operation in northern Helmand province. Story
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