http://topics.cnn.com/topics/feeds/rss/Helmand_ProvinceFind stories, videos, and photos about Helmand Province from CNN.com.en-usCable News Network LP, LLLP.Thu, 26 Nov 2009 03:28:29 GMT5http://i.cdn.turner.com/cnn/.element/img/1.0/logo/cnn.logo.rss.gifhttp://topics.cnn.com/topics/feeds/rss/Helmand_Province14433Find stories, videos, and photos about Helmand Province from CNN.com.http://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/11/05/afghanistan.casualties/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/11/05/afghanistan.casualties/index.html#cnnSTCTextThe NATO command in Afghanistan said Thursday it is investigating a rocket strike in Helmand province, and claims of civilian casualties.Thu, 05 Nov 2009 15:34:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/11/04/afghanistan.uk.deaths/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/11/04/afghanistan.uk.deaths/index.html#cnnSTCTextThe British Ministry of Defence Wednesday named the five troops who were killed in Afghanistan in a shooting blamed on a "rogue" Afghan policeman.Thu, 05 Nov 2009 00:42:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/09/07/afghanistan.attack/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/09/07/afghanistan.attack/index.html#cnnSTCTextThree people died when rockets slammed into northwestern Kabul late Sunday, a government official said.Mon, 07 Sep 2009 07:55:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/09/03/afghanistan.troop.killed/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/09/03/afghanistan.troop.killed/index.html#cnnSTCTextA British soldier died after being struck by a roadside bomb in southern Afghanistan, military officials said Thursday.Fri, 04 Sep 2009 00:55:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/08/29/afghanistan.uk.gordon.brown/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/08/29/afghanistan.uk.gordon.brown/index.html#cnnSTCTextBritish Prime Minister Gordon Brown paid a surprise visit to Afghanistan on Saturday, thanking his nation's fighting forces for a job "well done."Mon, 31 Aug 2009 00:45:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/08/30/afghan.marine.killed/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/08/30/afghan.marine.killed/index.html#cnnSTCTextA British Royal Marine was killed Saturday by a roadside bomb in southern Afghanistan, Britain's Ministry of Defence said in a statement.Sun, 30 Aug 2009 13:42:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/europe/08/16/britain.afghanistan.toll/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/europe/08/16/britain.afghanistan.toll/index.html#cnnSTCTextTwo soldiers wounded by explosions in southern Afghanistan have died , bringing to 201 the number of British troops killed in the country since 2001, officials said Sunday.Sun, 16 Aug 2009 11:24:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/07/27/britain.afghanistan/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/07/27/britain.afghanistan/index.html#cnnSTCTextA British-led military operation meant to clear the Taliban from parts of Afghanistan has succeeded, UK officials said Monday.Mon, 27 Jul 2009 13:34:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/07/20/afghanistan.jet.crash/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/07/20/afghanistan.jet.crash/index.html#cnnSTCTextA fighter jet crashed in southern Afghanistan on Monday, in the fourth wreck in three days, authorities said.Mon, 20 Jul 2009 09:56:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/meast/07/16/afghanistan.troop.deaths/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/meast/07/16/afghanistan.troop.deaths/index.html#cnnSTCTextThe death of a Canadian soldier in battle-scarred Afghanistan on Thursday brings this month's toll of international military fatalities in the war to 47, the highest monthly tally so far, a CNN count of official statistics shows.Thu, 16 Jul 2009 22:13:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/07/16/afghanistan.turkey.commander.killed/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/07/16/afghanistan.turkey.commander.killed/index.html#cnnSTCTextThe commander of Turkey's NATO force in Afghanistan and another soldier were killed this week in a road accident in northern Afghanistan, the Turkish military said Thursday.Thu, 16 Jul 2009 14:35:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/07/14/afghanistan.helicopter.crash/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/07/14/afghanistan.helicopter.crash/index.html#cnnSTCTextAt least five people were killed when a helicopter went down in southern Afghanistan's Helmand province Tuesday, a local government official said.Tue, 14 Jul 2009 16:44:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/europe/07/11/ukdeaths.afghanistan/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/europe/07/11/ukdeaths.afghanistan/index.html#cnnSTCTextThe British military marked a grim milestone Friday as the number of troops killed in Afghanistan surpassed the death toll in Iraq.Mon, 13 Jul 2009 01:40:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/07/10/afghanistan.uk.deaths/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/07/10/afghanistan.uk.deaths/index.html#cnnSTCTextTwo British soldiers were killed in separate incidents Thursday in Afghanistan's Helmand province, the British military said Friday.Fri, 10 Jul 2009 10:54:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/07/08/afghanistan.offensive/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/07/08/afghanistan.offensive/index.html#cnnSTCTextThe commander of the U.S. Marines conducting a push against the Taliban in southern Afghanistan said Wednesday that more Afghan security forces are needed to do the job.Thu, 09 Jul 2009 00:18:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/07/06/afghanistan.strategic.shift/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/07/06/afghanistan.strategic.shift/index.html#cnnSTCTextAs Marines mount a new U.S. push to force Taliban fighters from a stronghold in southern Afghanistan, a new military strategy is taking root.Mon, 06 Jul 2009 17:54:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/07/03/afghanistan.british.soldiers.killed/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/07/03/afghanistan.british.soldiers.killed/index.html#cnnSTCTextThe commander of a British regiment has become the country's highest-ranking soldier to be killed in action since 1982's Falklands War after he was killed by a roadside bomb in Afghanistan.Fri, 03 Jul 2009 15:54:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/europe/07/01/shubert.army.village/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/europe/07/01/shubert.army.village/index.html#cnnSTCTextThe aroma of freshly baking flatbread wafts through the air as a unit of British soldiers position themselves for a quick patrol around the village of Sindh Kalay.Thu, 02 Jul 2009 14:07:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/05/20/afghan.airstrike/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/05/20/afghan.airstrike/index.html#cnnSTCTextAmerican airstrikes earlier this month during a western Afghanistan battle with Taliban militants may have killed up to 30 civilians, an interim U.S. military report said on Wednesday.Wed, 20 May 2009 17:04:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/05/08/british.soldiers.afghanistan.deaths/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/05/08/british.soldiers.afghanistan.deaths/index.html#cnnSTCTextFour British soldiers have been killed in one day in separate attacks in Afghanistan, the British Ministry of Defense announced Friday.Sat, 09 May 2009 03:10:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/04/04/afghan.insurgents/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/04/04/afghan.insurgents/index.html#cnnSTCTextViolence flared in southern Afghanistan, with a NATO-led service member killed Saturday and 20 suspected insurgents slain in Helmand province Friday, authorities said.Sat, 04 Apr 2009 13:36:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/03/28/afghanistan.attack/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/03/28/afghanistan.attack/index.html#cnnSTCTextTwelve militants were killed in a firefight with Afghan and coalition forces in Helmand province, U.S. military officials said.Sat, 28 Mar 2009 06:07:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/03/26/afghanistan.attack/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/03/26/afghanistan.attack/index.html#cnnSTCTextSuspected militants ambushed a police checkpoint in southern Afghanistan on Thursday, killing nine officers, the interior ministry said.Thu, 26 Mar 2009 07:30:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/02/24/afghan.deaths/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/02/24/afghan.deaths/index.html#cnnSTCTextFour coalition members were killed Tuesday in southern Afghanistan when their vehicle hit an improvised bomb, the U.S. military said.Tue, 24 Feb 2009 16:17:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/01/11/afghanistan.british.marine/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/01/11/afghanistan.british.marine/index.html#cnnSTCTextA British Royal Marine was killed Sunday in southern Afghanistan when an explosion struck his patrol in Helmand province, the Ministry of Defense said.Mon, 12 Jan 2009 00:57:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/01/02/afghanistan.soldier.british.death/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/01/02/afghanistan.soldier.british.death/index.html#cnnSTCTextA British soldier was killed on New Year's Day by an explosion in southern Afghanistan, Britain's Ministry of Defense said Friday.Fri, 02 Jan 2009 12:10:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/asiapcf/12/17/afghanistan/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/asiapcf/12/17/afghanistan/index.html#cnnSTCTextA British soldier was killed by enemy fire on Wednesday in Afghanistan's Helmand province, the Ministry of Defense said.Thu, 18 Dec 2008 01:11:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/asiapcf/12/13/afghanistan.uk.marines/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/asiapcf/12/13/afghanistan.uk.marines/index.html#cnnSTCTextThree Canadian soldiers and four British marines were slain Friday and Saturday in Afghanistan, officials said.Sun, 14 Dec 2008 04:20:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/europe/10/16/afghanistan.death.harry.helmand/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/europe/10/16/afghanistan.death.harry.helmand/index.html#cnnSTCTextA British soldier from Prince Harry's regiment has died in an explosion in Afghanistan, the British Ministry of Defense says.Thu, 16 Oct 2008 09:31:00 EDThttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1837100,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1837100,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsA four-day battle that began with an ambush on a joint U.S-Afghan patrol in southern Afghanistan has killed more than 100 militantsThu, 28 Aug 2008 16:00:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/asiapcf/08/25/afghan.strike/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/asiapcf/08/25/afghan.strike/index.html#cnnSTCTextAfghanistan's government on Monday demanded a review of international troops within its borders after an airstrike which Afghanistan believes killed about 90 civilians -- most of them children.Mon, 25 Aug 2008 16:48:00 EDThttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1835584,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1835584,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsTaliban militants attacked a patrol of U.S.-led coalition troops in northern Afghanistan, while insurgents came under fire by NATO aircraft after attacking an Afghan army outpost in the south. At least 10 militants were killed in the fightingSun, 24 Aug 2008 17:00:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/asiapcf/08/24/afghanistan.fighting/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/asiapcf/08/24/afghanistan.fighting/index.html#cnnSTCTextAfghan President Hamid Karzai has fired two military commanders in the wake of a U.S. airstrike in western Afghanistan that killed 89 civilians, according to a statement from Karzai's office.Sun, 24 Aug 2008 15:54:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/asiapcf/08/23/afghanistan/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/asiapcf/08/23/afghanistan/index.html#cnnSTCTextFourteen Afghan civilians were killed Saturday in Taliban roadside attacks and 17 Taliban militants were killed in clashes with Afghan and NATO-led troops in southern Helmand province, officials said.Sat, 23 Aug 2008 16:05:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/asiapcf/07/25/afghanistan.deaths/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/asiapcf/07/25/afghanistan.deaths/index.html#cnnSTCTextOne Danish and one British soldier have died in fighting over the last 24 hours in southern Afghanistan's volatile Helmand province.Fri, 25 Jul 2008 12:36:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/asiapcf/07/13/afghan.bomber/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/asiapcf/07/13/afghan.bomber/index.html#cnnSTCTextNine U.S. troops were killed Sunday in an attack on a base in a remote province of eastern Afghanistan, a Western official said.Sun, 13 Jul 2008 20:20:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/asiapcf/06/09/afghanistan/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/asiapcf/06/09/afghanistan/index.html#cnnSTCTextBritish Prime Minister Gordon Brown has paid tribute to troops serving in Afghanistan, a day after the British death toll in the conflict reached 100.Mon, 09 Jun 2008 09:49:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/asiapcf/06/08/afghanistan/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/asiapcf/06/08/afghanistan/index.html#cnnSTCTextThree British paratroopers were killed Sunday in a suicide bombing in Afghanistan, bringing the British death toll there to 100, the Ministry of Defense reported.Mon, 09 Jun 2008 09:39:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/asiapcf/04/23/afghan.taliban/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/asiapcf/04/23/afghan.taliban/index.html#cnnSTCTextA suicide bomber killed two police officers in southern Afghanistan on Wednesday -- the latest of several attacks that have killed at least 10 officers in the last two days.Wed, 23 Apr 2008 09:38:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/meast/03/31/soldiers.afghanistan/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/meast/03/31/soldiers.afghanistan/index.html#cnnSTCTextTwo British marines and a Danish soldier have been killed in Afghanistan.Mon, 31 Mar 2008 16:13:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/asiapcf/03/29/afghanistan.blast/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/asiapcf/03/29/afghanistan.blast/index.html#cnnSTCTextA bomb blast at a hydro-electric power plant in southern Afghanistan killed two workers at the plant and wounded eight other people Saturday, a police official said.Sat, 29 Mar 2008 07:36:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/asiapcf/03/17/afghanistan.attack/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/asiapcf/03/17/afghanistan.attack/index.html#cnnSTCTextFour soldiers with the NATO-led international force in Afghanistan were killed Monday when a suicide bomber rammed his vehicle into their convoy, officials said.Mon, 17 Mar 2008 12:02:00 EDThttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1718068,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1718068,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsHe's been deployed doing his favorite thing: soldiering in Afghanistan. But a media leak led to the end of his duty thereThu, 28 Feb 2008 19:00:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/asiapcf/02/13/afghan.blast/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/asiapcf/02/13/afghan.blast/index.html#cnnSTCTextRoadside bombings and a military operation across Afghanistan over the last two days left six people dead, five others wounded, and three detained, officials said on Wednesday.Wed, 13 Feb 2008 13:26:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/asiapcf/02/11/afghanistan.main/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/asiapcf/02/11/afghanistan.main/index.html#cnnSTCTextA militant mullah and his two children were killed when a bomb he was making in his southern Afghanistan home prematurely exploded, a police chief has said.Mon, 11 Feb 2008 10:17:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/asiapcf/01/31/afghan.attack/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/asiapcf/01/31/afghan.attack/index.html#cnnSTCTextSuicide bombers killed seven people, including a leading provincial official, in two attacks in and near mosques in Afghanistan on Thursday.Fri, 01 Feb 2008 04:43:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/asiapcf/12/27/afghanistan.officials/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/asiapcf/12/27/afghanistan.officials/index.html#cnnSTCTextTwo foreign nationals working for the European Union and the United Nations have left Afghanistan after the government ordered them out for allegedly trying to talk to the Taliban, officials from the international organizations said Thursday.Thu, 27 Dec 2007 11:52:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/meast/12/18/taliban.ambush/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/meast/12/18/taliban.ambush/index.html#cnnSTCTextTwo Danish soldiers killed in Afghanistan in September died as a result of friendly fire from British forces, a Danish military report revealed on Tuesday.Wed, 19 Dec 2007 16:26:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/asiapcf/12/10/afghan.fighting/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/asiapcf/12/10/afghan.fighting/index.html#cnnSTCTextFresh from a trip to Iraq, British Prime Minister Gordon Brown arrived in Afghanistan Monday on an unannounced visit to meet with Afghan leaders and British troops who are part of NATO's International Security Assistance Force.Mon, 10 Dec 2007 16:24:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/asiapcf/12/03/afghanistan.gates/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/asiapcf/12/03/afghanistan.gates/index.html#cnnSTCTextU.S. Defense Secretary Robert Gates arrived in Afghanistan on Monday for his third visit to the war-torn nation since being confirmed as Pentagon chief.Tue, 04 Dec 2007 05:26:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/asiapcf/11/12/afghanistan.civilians/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/asiapcf/11/12/afghanistan.civilians/index.html#cnnSTCTextAn Afghan woman and two children died when coalition soldiers used a grenade against militants barricaded in a building in the Garmser district, Helmand province Sunday, according to coalition forces.Wed, 14 Nov 2007 07:35:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/asiapcf/10/13/afghan.violence/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/asiapcf/10/13/afghan.violence/index.html#cnnSTCTextA bomb explosion near a mosque in southern Afghanistan's Helmand province killed four Afghan National Police officers and wounded seven others, including one civilian, Friday, the U.S.-led coalition command announced Saturday.Sat, 13 Oct 2007 06:59:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/asiapcf/09/27/afghanistan.fighting/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/asiapcf/09/27/afghanistan.fighting/index.html#cnnSTCTextAfghan and coalition troops have killed about 170 insurgents in three days of intense fighting concentrated in Afghanistan's restive south, according to NATO and U.S.-led coalition reports.Thu, 27 Sep 2007 13:41:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/meast/09/26/afghanistan.fighting/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/meast/09/26/afghanistan.fighting/index.html#cnnSTCTextScores of insurgents have been killed over the last day during fighting in southern Afghanistan, the U.S.-led coalition said on Wednesday.Wed, 26 Sep 2007 13:55:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/asiapcf/09/21/afghanistan.suicide.attack/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/asiapcf/09/21/afghanistan.suicide.attack/index.html#cnnSTCTextA suicide car bomb attack on a military convoy killed a French soldier serving under NATO's International Security Forces during a routine patrol in Kabul early Friday, the French Defense Ministry told CNN.Fri, 21 Sep 2007 11:36:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/asiapcf/09/17/afghan.blast/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/asiapcf/09/17/afghan.blast/index.html#cnnSTCTextA suicide attacker on Monday killed at least seven people in southern Afghanistan, Interior Ministry spokesman Zmarai Bashary said.Mon, 17 Sep 2007 10:54:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/asiapcf/09/06/afghanistan.violence/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/asiapcf/09/06/afghanistan.violence/index.html#cnnSTCTextAfghan and coalition forces engaged in another fierce battle with Taliban militants in southern Afghanistan on Wednesday, killing more than 40 insurgents in the 12-hour engagement in northern Kandahar province, the U.S. military said.Thu, 06 Sep 2007 01:40:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/asiapcf/09/05/afghanistan.ap/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/asiapcf/09/05/afghanistan.ap/index.html#cnnSTCTextTwo NATO soldiers were killed while on patrol in restive southern Afghanistan on Wednesday, while more than 20 suspected insurgents were reported to have died in coalition airstrikes and ground battles, authorities said.Wed, 05 Sep 2007 11:21:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/asiapcf/09/05/afghanistan.violence/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/asiapcf/09/05/afghanistan.violence/index.html#cnnSTCTextTwo British soldiers were killed and another soldier and an interpreter were wounded in a bomb blast Wednesday in the Helmand province of Afghanistan, Britain's Defense Ministry said.Wed, 05 Sep 2007 04:15:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/asiapcf/09/01/afghanistan.taliban.ap/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/asiapcf/09/01/afghanistan.taliban.ap/index.html#cnnSTCTextAfghan police and foreign forces killed around 60 suspected Taliban fighters, many in the region where the insurgents recently released a group of South Korean church workers they had been holding, authorities said Saturday.Sat, 01 Sep 2007 10:54:00 EDThttp://www.time.com/time/arts/article/0,8599,1657770,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/arts/article/0,8599,1657770,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsA compelling new exhibit explores the experience of British troops in AfghanistanThu, 30 Aug 2007 20:00:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/asiapcf/08/30/afghan.opium/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/asiapcf/08/30/afghan.opium/index.html#cnnSTCTextAfghan and coalition forces have destroyed an opium drug lab in southern Afghanistan's Helmand Province, after a short skirmish with Taliban militants, a statement from the U.S.-led coalition said Thursday.Thu, 30 Aug 2007 01:56:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/asiapcf/08/24/afghan.britain/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/asiapcf/08/24/afghan.britain/index.html#cnnSTCTextThree British soldiers were killed in a suspected "friendly fire" incident involving a bomb dropped from a U.S. fighter plane during a clash with Taliban militants in Afghanistan, military officials said Friday.Sat, 25 Aug 2007 08:24:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/asiapcf/08/11/afghanistan.attack/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/asiapcf/08/11/afghanistan.attack/index.html#cnnSTCTextTaliban militants attacked a coalition military base in southern Afghanistan for the second time Saturday and the third time this week, the U.S.-led coalition said.Sun, 12 Aug 2007 12:53:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/asiapcf/08/09/afghanistan.taliban/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/asiapcf/08/09/afghanistan.taliban/index.html#cnnSTCTextAfghan troops backed by coalition aircraft are fighting a "large battle" with Taliban militants in southern Afghanistan, the second major skirmish there this week, the U.S. military reported.Fri, 10 Aug 2007 04:04:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/asiapcf/08/10/afghanistan.taliban/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/asiapcf/08/10/afghanistan.taliban/index.html#cnnSTCTextAfghan troops backed by coalition aircraft are fighting a "large battle" with Taliban militants in southern Afghanistan, the latest major skirmish there this week, U.S. military reported Thursday.Fri, 10 Aug 2007 01:08:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/asiapcf/07/26/afghanistan.fighting/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/asiapcf/07/26/afghanistan.fighting/index.html#cnnSTCTextMore than 50 insurgents were killed in a 12-hour battle pitting Taliban militants against Afghan security forces and coalition troops in restive southern Afghanistan, the coalition statement released Thursday said.Thu, 26 Jul 2007 02:43:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/asiapcf/07/06/afghanistan.fighting/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/asiapcf/07/06/afghanistan.fighting/index.html#cnnSTCText"Several" Taliban militants were killed Saturday in fighting along the Helmand River in southern Afghanistan, the U.S.-led coalition said. NATO also reported "initial indications" of many insurgents killed in eastern Afghanistan.Sat, 07 Jul 2007 08:24:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/asiapcf/06/30/afghan.attack/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/asiapcf/06/30/afghan.attack/index.html#cnnSTCTextThe U.S.-led coalition and the Afghan government are investigating reports that as many as 130 people, including women and children, were killed Friday in an attack by coalition forces in southern Afghanistan's Helmand province.Sun, 01 Jul 2007 05:37:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/asiapcf/06/23/afghanistan.karzai/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/asiapcf/06/23/afghanistan.karzai/index.htmlAfghan President Hamid Karzai, upset over the deaths of civilians caught in the middle of fighting between coalition troops and militant fighters, had harsh words for NATO forces Saturday.Sat, 23 Jun 2007 11:49:00 EDThttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1626575,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1626575,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsNATO troops on Thursday secured the wreckage of a CH-47 Chinook helicopter apparently shot down by Taliban militants, an attack that killed everyone on board Thu, 31 May 2007 11:55:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/asiapcf/05/13/afghan.dadullah/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/asiapcf/05/13/afghan.dadullah/index.htmlTop Taliban leader Mullah Dadullah Lang has been killed in a military operation in southern Afghanistan, NATO's International Security Assistance Forces said Sunday, confirming earlier reports by the Afghan government.Sun, 13 May 2007 08:28:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/asiapcf/05/03/afghanistan.clashes/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/asiapcf/05/03/afghanistan.clashes/index.htmlA British NATO soldier was killed in southern Afghanistan on Thursday, the UK's Ministry of Defense confirmed.Thu, 03 May 2007 17:55:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/asiapcf/04/28/afghanistan.fighting/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/asiapcf/04/28/afghanistan.fighting/index.htmlFifteen suspected Taliban were killed in southern Afghanistan over the last two days, and a NATO service member was found dead on Friday, military officials in Afghanistan said on Saturday.Sat, 28 Apr 2007 13:52:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/meast/04/09/iran.britain/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/meast/04/09/iran.britain/index.htmlThe British government has banned all military service members from talking to the media in return for payment following a storm of protests over interviews with the 15 marines and sailors who were held captive in Iran.Mon, 09 Apr 2007 06:40:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/asiapcf/04/05/afghanistan.nato/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/asiapcf/04/05/afghanistan.nato/index.htmlHundreds of NATO troops descended on southern Afghanistan's Helmand province overnight as part of an offensive against Taliban fighters, U.S. and allied officials said Thursday.Fri, 06 Apr 2007 01:00:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/europe/03/22/afghanistan.main/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/europe/03/22/afghanistan.main/index.htmlAt least 28 Taliban militants have been killed in fighting on Thursday in southern Afghanistan, Afghanistan's interior minister said.Thu, 22 Mar 2007 12:24:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/asiapcf/03/04/afghan.violence/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/asiapcf/03/04/afghan.violence/index.htmlEight Afghan civilians were killed and 35 others wounded in the aftermath of a suicide attack and ambush on a coalition military convoy in eastern Afghanistan Sunday, a joint forces military statement said.Sun, 04 Mar 2007 12:05:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/asiapcf/02/05/afghanistan.battle/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/asiapcf/02/05/afghanistan.battle/index.htmlA day after saying it killed a "key" senior Taliban commander in southern Afghanistan in a precision airstrike, NATO's International Security Assistance Forces (ISAF) Monday identified him as Abdul Ghafour.Mon, 05 Feb 2007 12:53:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/asiapcf/02/03/afghanistan.battle/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/asiapcf/02/03/afghanistan.battle/index.htmlThe commander of NATO's International Security Assistance Forces on Saturday said troops will "kick the Taliban out and defeat them" after Taliban forces took control in the southern Afghan district of Musa Qala overnight, shouldering out a locally raised force of auxiliary police loyal to the Afghan government.Sat, 03 Feb 2007 12:26:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/asiapcf/10/19/afghan.uk.troops/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/asiapcf/10/19/afghan.uk.troops/index.htmlTwo children were killed and three British soldiers were wounded in a suicide attack in southern Afghanistan's Helmand province Thursday, police and military officials said.Thu, 19 Oct 2006 08:09:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/asiapcf/08/01/afghan.british/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/asiapcf/08/01/afghan.british/index.htmlThree British soldiers were killed Tuesday when their vehicle came under fire in southern Afghanistan, according to the British Ministry of Defense and NATO.Tue, 01 Aug 2006 08:03:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/asiapcf/07/29/afghan.taliban/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/asiapcf/07/29/afghan.taliban/index.htmlAfghan troops and police have killed 18 Taliban insurgents, most of them in the southern Afghan province of Helmand, a spokesman for the Interior Ministry said Saturday.Sat, 29 Jul 2006 16:35:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/asiapcf/07/05/afghan.attack/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/asiapcf/07/05/afghan.attack/index.htmlFighting over the last two days in southern Afghanistan's Helmand province has left a British soldier and 35 militants dead.Wed, 05 Jul 2006 15:49:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/asiapcf/06/30/afghan.fighting/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/asiapcf/06/30/afghan.fighting/index.htmlAfghan and coalition forces raided a village in southern Afghanistan early Friday, killing one "enemy extremist" and detaining eight others, suspected of participating in anti-government activities, according to the U.S. military.Fri, 30 Jun 2006 10:44:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/asiapcf/06/27/afghan.fighting/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/asiapcf/06/27/afghan.fighting/index.htmlTwo British soldiers, four Afghan soldiers and 29 Taliban militants were killed in recent fighting across southern Afghanistan, U.S. and Afghan authorities said on Tuesday.Tue, 27 Jun 2006 08:33:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/asiapcf/06/14/afghan.soldier.deaths/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/asiapcf/06/14/afghan.soldier.deaths/index.htmlThe coalition command in Afghanistan said two coalition soldiers were killed on Tuesday in separate combat operations -- one in Kunar province in the northeast and the other in Helmand province in the south.Wed, 14 Jun 2006 07:32:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/asiapcf/05/24/afghanistan.fighting/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/asiapcf/05/24/afghanistan.fighting/index.htmlAt least 29 people have been killed in the latest bloodshed in the escalating conflict in southern Afghanistan, according to the U.S.-led coalition.Wed, 24 May 2006 11:46:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/asiapcf/02/04/afghanistan.fighting/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/asiapcf/02/04/afghanistan.fighting/index.htmlFighting raged across southern Afghanistan for a second day Saturday with attacks on government offices and a police convoy, killing a district chief and 14 others -- raising the death toll from the battles to 36, officials said.Sat, 04 Feb 2006 06:58:00 EST