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  1. Marine From N.J. Killed In Afghanistan
    CBS New York logo CBS New York 1 hour ago

    ARLINGTON, N.J. (CBSNewYork) — A New Jersey family is in mourning on word that one of their Marine sons was killed in Afghanistan. It happened in the most dangerous part of Afghanistan, the Helmand Province, where hundreds of Americans have lost their...

  2. Combined Force Captures 2 Taliban Leaders
    GlobalSecurity.org logo GlobalSecurity.org 2 hours ago

    Both captured Taliban leaders directed attacks against Afghan government officials, and acquired and built improvised explosive devices for use in attacks, officials said.

  3. AP Photo logo AP Photo 1 day ago
    Afghan security forces stand in a line during a news event in which confiscated arms and ammunitions were displayed to media in Lashkar Gah, Helmand province, south of Kabul, Afghanistan, Tuesday, Feb. 14, 2012. Over 200 mines, light and heavy machine...

    Afghan security forces stand in a line during a news event in which confiscated arms and ammunitions were displayed to media in Lashkar Gah, Helmand province, south of Kabul, Afghanistan, Tuesday, Feb. 14, 2012. Over 200 mines, light and heavy machine... View Photo »

  4. We can confirm that a civilian helicopter, owned by AAR Airlift, crashed in Helmand province today.
    SOURCE: The Telegraph 4 weeks ago
  5. Dorian de Wind: Help Arrives for Afghan Children Freezing to Death
    The Huffington Post logo The Huffington Post 3 hours ago

    Back home in the Gereshk district of Helmand Province, six died of disease, he said. Three years ago they fled the fighting in that area for the Nasaji Bagrami Camp here, where a 3-year-old son froze to death last winter, he said. Like most of Kabul's...

  6. Tributes To 'Shining Star' RAF Airman, 21
    Sky News logo Sky News 3 hours ago
    Ryan Tomlin

    Tomlin joined the RAF in October 2008 10:21pm UK, Tuesday February 14, 2012 A Royal Air Force airman killed while on patrol in Afghanistan's Helmand Province has been named as Senior Aircraftman Ryan Tomlin. The 21-year-old was in the Western Dashte...

  7. MoD names airman killed on patrol
    BBC News logo BBC News 4 hours ago
    Senior Aircraftman Ryan Tomlin

    Tomlin is recalled as a rising star of his squadron and regiment A serviceman fatally shot on patrol in Afghanistan has been named as 21-year-old Senior Aircraftman Ryan Tomlin. SAC Tomlin, of 2 Squadron, Royal Air Force Regiment, was shot during an...

  8. AP Photo logo AP Photo 1 day ago
    Face covered Afghan police security women stand on a line during a news event in which confiscated arms and ammunitions were displayed to media in Lashkar Gah, Helmand province, south of Kabul, Afghanistan, Tuesday, Feb. 14, 2012. Over 200 mines,...

    Face covered Afghan police security women stand on a line during a news event in which confiscated arms and ammunitions were displayed to media in Lashkar Gah, Helmand province, south of Kabul, Afghanistan, Tuesday, Feb. 14, 2012. Over 200 mines,... View Photo »

  9. Taliban have grown from strength to strength over the years from the failure of Operation Anaconda in 2003 to the fiasco of Operation Mushtarik at Marja in Helmand province. They have become more confident and their ranks have swelled to around 50,000 fighting men. Now that they are sensing victory thei...
    SOURCE: NewsMax 2 months ago
  10. FIREFIGHT in Helmand Province
    YouTube Logo YouTube Videos 26 months ago
  11. US military deaths in Afghanistan at 1,771
    Fresno Bee logo Fresno Bee 4 hours ago

    -Lance Cpl. Osbrany Montes De Oca, 20, of North Arlington, N.J. ; died Feb. 10 while conducting combat operations in Helmand province, Afghanistan; assigned to 2nd Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division, II Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp...

  12. 20-year-old Marine killed in Afghanistan during combat
    NorthJersey.com logo NorthJersey.com 5 hours ago
    Lance Cpl. Osbrany Montes De Oca of North Arlington was killed in combat in Afghanistan on Feb. 10. He enlisted in the Marine Corp shortly after graduating high school. A memoriam was set up in the family's house on Tuesday morning, days after he was killed.

    A memoriam was set up in the family's house on Tuesday morning, days after he was killed. According to the Department of Defense, Osbrany Montes De Oca was killed during combat operations supporting Operation Enduring Freedom in Helmand province,...

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  1. An internally displaced man from Helmand province pushes a cart of coal he received from a German government emergency winter aid project in Kabul February 13, 2012. Reuters Pictures logo Reuters Pictures 1 day ago

    An internally displaced man from Helmand province pushes a cart of coal he received from a German government emergency winter aid project in Kabul February 13, 2012.

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  2. Afghan security forces stand in a line during a news event in which confiscated arms and ammunitions were displayed to media in Lashkar Gah, Helmand province, south of Kabul, Afghanistan, Tuesday, Feb. 14, 2012. Over 200 mines, light and heavy machine guns along with their bullets and... AP Photo logo AP Photo 1 day ago

    Afghan security forces stand in a line during a news event in which confiscated arms and ammunitions were displayed to media in Lashkar Gah, Helmand province, south of Kabul, Afghanistan, Tuesday, Feb. 14, 2012. Over 200 mines, light and heavy machine guns along with their bullets and...

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  3. Face covered Afghan police security women stand on a line during a news event in which confiscated arms and ammunitions were displayed to media in Lashkar Gah, Helmand province, south of Kabul, Afghanistan, Tuesday, Feb. 14, 2012. Over 200 mines, light and heavy machine guns along... AP Photo logo AP Photo 1 day ago

    Face covered Afghan police security women stand on a line during a news event in which confiscated arms and ammunitions were displayed to media in Lashkar Gah, Helmand province, south of Kabul, Afghanistan, Tuesday, Feb. 14, 2012. Over 200 mines, light and heavy machine guns along...

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  4. Foreign soldiers and military personal part of the NATO- led International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) inspect confiscated arms and ammunitions which were displayed to media during a news event in Lashkar Gah, Helmand province, south of Kabul, Afghanistan, Tuesday, Feb. 14, 2012. ... AP Photo logo AP Photo 1 day ago

    Foreign soldiers and military personal part of the NATO- led International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) inspect confiscated arms and ammunitions which were displayed to media during a news event in Lashkar Gah, Helmand province, south of Kabul, Afghanistan, Tuesday, Feb. 14, 2012. ...

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  5. An internally displaced Afghan youth from Helmand province stands outside a makeshift tent at a refugee camp in Kabul, Afghanistan, Tuesday, Feb. 7, 2012. AP Photo logo AP Photo 1 week ago

    An internally displaced Afghan youth from Helmand province stands outside a makeshift tent at a refugee camp in Kabul, Afghanistan, Tuesday, Feb. 7, 2012.

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  6. Displaced Afghans from Helmand province are seen at a refugee camp in Kabul, Afghanistan, Tuesday, Feb. 7, 2012. Hundreds Afghan refugees and internally displaced families live under the tents in separate refugee camps during the harsh winter in Kabul. AP Photo logo AP Photo 1 week ago

    Displaced Afghans from Helmand province are seen at a refugee camp in Kabul, Afghanistan, Tuesday, Feb. 7, 2012. Hundreds Afghan refugees and internally displaced families live under the tents in separate refugee camps during the harsh winter in Kabul.

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  7. An internally displaced Afghan girl from Helmand province stands outside of a tent in a refugee camp in Kabul, Afghanistan, Tuesday, Feb. 7, 2012. AP Photo logo AP Photo 1 week ago

    An internally displaced Afghan girl from Helmand province stands outside of a tent in a refugee camp in Kabul, Afghanistan, Tuesday, Feb. 7, 2012.

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  8. This Sept. 2010 photo posted recently on the Titiusville, Fla.- based arms manufacturer Knight's Armament's Internet blog, shows members of Charlie Company, 1st Reconnaissance Battalion, out of Camp Pendleton, Calif. in Sangin, Helmand province, Afghanistan. The Marine Corps confirmed... AP Photo logo AP Photo 5 days ago

    This Sept. 2010 photo posted recently on the Titiusville, Fla.- based arms manufacturer Knight's Armament's Internet blog, shows members of Charlie Company, 1st Reconnaissance Battalion, out of Camp Pendleton, Calif. in Sangin, Helmand province, Afghanistan. The Marine Corps confirmed...

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  9. Afghan policemen stand next to blood stains on a road after a car bomb blast in Lashkar Gah, Helmand province on February 9, 2012. Afghan forces will be 'good enough' to take over their country's security by the end of 2014, even though only a small number of them now operate... Getty Images logo Getty Images 5 days ago

    Afghan policemen stand next to blood stains on a road after a car bomb blast in Lashkar Gah, Helmand province on February 9, 2012. Afghan forces will be 'good enough' to take over their country's security by the end of 2014, even though only a small number of them now operate...

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  10. An Afghan firefighter man cleans the bloodstains from the scene of a bomb blast in Lashkar Gah, Helmand province south of Kabul, Afghanistan, Thursday, Feb. 9, 2012. Two Afghan policemen were killed and one more was wounded by a bomb blast in Lashkar Gah, police officials said. AP Photo logo AP Photo 6 days ago

    An Afghan firefighter man cleans the bloodstains from the scene of a bomb blast in Lashkar Gah, Helmand province south of Kabul, Afghanistan, Thursday, Feb. 9, 2012. Two Afghan policemen were killed and one more was wounded by a bomb blast in Lashkar Gah, police officials said.

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  11. An Afghan policeman stands guard on a wall at the scene of a bomb blast in Lashkar Gah, Helmand province south of Kabul, Afghanistan, Thursday, Feb. 9, 2012. Two Afghan policemen were killed and one more was wounded by a bomb blast in Lashkar Gah, police officials said. AP Photo logo AP Photo 6 days ago

    An Afghan policeman stands guard on a wall at the scene of a bomb blast in Lashkar Gah, Helmand province south of Kabul, Afghanistan, Thursday, Feb. 9, 2012. Two Afghan policemen were killed and one more was wounded by a bomb blast in Lashkar Gah, police officials said.

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  12. A bloodstain at the scene of a bomb blast, as an Afghan police officer inspects the scene in Lashkar Gah, Helmand province south of Kabul, Afghanistan, Thursday, Feb. 9, 2012. Two Afghan policemen were killed and one more was wounded by a bomb blast in Lashkar Gah, police officials said. AP Photo logo AP Photo 6 days ago

    A bloodstain at the scene of a bomb blast, as an Afghan police officer inspects the scene in Lashkar Gah, Helmand province south of Kabul, Afghanistan, Thursday, Feb. 9, 2012. Two Afghan policemen were killed and one more was wounded by a bomb blast in Lashkar Gah, police officials said.

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  14. An internally displaced Afghan girl from Helmand province smiles outside mud shelters for the displaced on the outskirts of Kabul on January 10, 2012. Despite billions of aid dollars, the recent fraud-tainted election highlighted the massive levels of official corruption in Afghanistan. Getty Images logo Getty Images 1 month ago

    An internally displaced Afghan girl from Helmand province smiles outside mud shelters for the displaced on the outskirts of Kabul on January 10, 2012. Despite billions of aid dollars, the recent fraud-tainted election highlighted the massive levels of official corruption in Afghanistan.

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  15. Afghan policemen investigate at the scene of a suicide attack in Lashkar Gah Helmand province on January 26, 2012. A suicide car bomber attacked a NATO armoured vehicle in the southern Afghan city of Lashkar Gah on January 26, killing at least four civilians and wounding 31 others... Getty Images logo Getty Images 2 weeks ago

    Afghan policemen investigate at the scene of a suicide attack in Lashkar Gah Helmand province on January 26, 2012. A suicide car bomber attacked a NATO armoured vehicle in the southern Afghan city of Lashkar Gah on January 26, killing at least four civilians and wounding 31 others...

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  16. Afghan security forces keep watch at the scene of a suicide car bomb explosion in Helmand province January 26, 2012. Four Afghan civilians were killed and 31 people wounded, among them three foreigners, during the Thursday car bomb attack on an aid office in Lashkar Gah city, in the... Reuters Pictures logo Reuters Pictures 2 weeks ago

    Afghan security forces keep watch at the scene of a suicide car bomb explosion in Helmand province January 26, 2012. Four Afghan civilians were killed and 31 people wounded, among them three foreigners, during the Thursday car bomb attack on an aid office in Lashkar Gah city, in the...

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  17. Afghan men transported a wounded person to a hospital after a suicide car bomb attack in Helmand province January 26, 2012. Four Afghan civilians were killed and 31 people wounded, among them three foreigners, during the Thursday car bomb attack on an aid office in Lashkar Gah city, in... Reuters Pictures logo Reuters Pictures 2 weeks ago

    Afghan men transported a wounded person to a hospital after a suicide car bomb attack in Helmand province January 26, 2012. Four Afghan civilians were killed and 31 people wounded, among them three foreigners, during the Thursday car bomb attack on an aid office in Lashkar Gah city, in...

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  18. Smoke rises in the sky from a suicide car bomb explosion in Helmand province January 26, 2012. Four Afghan civilians were killed and 31 people wounded, among them three foreigners, during the Thursday car bomb attack on an aid office in Lashkar Gah city, in the southern Helmand... Reuters Pictures logo Reuters Pictures 2 weeks ago

    Smoke rises in the sky from a suicide car bomb explosion in Helmand province January 26, 2012. Four Afghan civilians were killed and 31 people wounded, among them three foreigners, during the Thursday car bomb attack on an aid office in Lashkar Gah city, in the southern Helmand...

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  19. A damaged car is seen at the scene of a suicide attack in Lashkar Gah, Helmand province south of Kabul, Afghanistan, Wednesday, Jan. 26, 2012. A suicide car bomber targeting NATO-sponsored aid workers killed at least three people and wounded 31 on Thursday in southern Afghanistan, an... AP Photo logo AP Photo 2 weeks ago

    A damaged car is seen at the scene of a suicide attack in Lashkar Gah, Helmand province south of Kabul, Afghanistan, Wednesday, Jan. 26, 2012. A suicide car bomber targeting NATO-sponsored aid workers killed at least three people and wounded 31 on Thursday in southern Afghanistan, an...

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  20. An Afghan solider, left, stands guard at the scene of a suicide attack in Lashkar Gah, Helmand province south of Kabul, Afghanistan, Wednesday, Jan. 26, 2012. A suicide car bomber targeting NATO-sponsored aid workers killed at least three people and wounded 31 on Thursday in southern... AP Photo logo AP Photo 2 weeks ago

    An Afghan solider, left, stands guard at the scene of a suicide attack in Lashkar Gah, Helmand province south of Kabul, Afghanistan, Wednesday, Jan. 26, 2012. A suicide car bomber targeting NATO-sponsored aid workers killed at least three people and wounded 31 on Thursday in southern...

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  21. An Afghan official, left, investigates the scene of a suicide attack in Lashkar Gah, Helmand province south of Kabul, Afghanistan, Wednesday, Jan. 26, 2012. The suicide car bomber targeting NATO-sponsored aid workers killed at least three people and wounded 31 on Thursday in southern... AP Photo logo AP Photo 2 weeks ago

    An Afghan official, left, investigates the scene of a suicide attack in Lashkar Gah, Helmand province south of Kabul, Afghanistan, Wednesday, Jan. 26, 2012. The suicide car bomber targeting NATO-sponsored aid workers killed at least three people and wounded 31 on Thursday in southern...

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  22. An Afghan policeman inspects the wreckage of civilian car hit by a roadside bomb in Helmand province January 21, 2012. A roadside mine killed four civilians and wounded two in Lashkar Gah city, Helmand province, on Saturday, said Kamaluddin Shirzai, a senior police detective in the... Reuters Pictures logo Reuters Pictures 3 weeks ago

    An Afghan policeman inspects the wreckage of civilian car hit by a roadside bomb in Helmand province January 21, 2012. A roadside mine killed four civilians and wounded two in Lashkar Gah city, Helmand province, on Saturday, said Kamaluddin Shirzai, a senior police detective in the...

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  23. An Afghan police official inspects the scene where a truck was hit by a road side bomb on the outskirts of Lashkar Gah, Helmand province south of Kabul, Afghanistan, Satrurday, Jan. 21, 2012, killing four Afghan civilians, the Ministry of Interior said. AP Photo logo AP Photo 3 weeks ago

    An Afghan police official inspects the scene where a truck was hit by a road side bomb on the outskirts of Lashkar Gah, Helmand province south of Kabul, Afghanistan, Satrurday, Jan. 21, 2012, killing four Afghan civilians, the Ministry of Interior said.

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  24. An Afghan police official looks for evidence at the scene where a truck was hit by a road side bomb on the outskirts of Lashkar Gah, Helmand province south of Kabul, Afghanistan, Satrurday, Jan. 21, 2012. Four Afghan civilians were killed Saturday morning when their truck was struck by... AP Photo logo AP Photo 3 weeks ago

    An Afghan police official looks for evidence at the scene where a truck was hit by a road side bomb on the outskirts of Lashkar Gah, Helmand province south of Kabul, Afghanistan, Satrurday, Jan. 21, 2012. Four Afghan civilians were killed Saturday morning when their truck was struck by...

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  25. U.S. Marines carry the remains of Marine Cpl. Joseph Daniel Logan upon the conclusion of the funeral service at the North Montgomery County Community Center on Wednesday, Feb. 1, 2012, in Willis, Texas. According to the Department of Defense, Logan was killed on January 19 in a military... AP Photo logo AP Photo 2 weeks ago

    U.S. Marines carry the remains of Marine Cpl. Joseph Daniel Logan upon the conclusion of the funeral service at the North Montgomery County Community Center on Wednesday, Feb. 1, 2012, in Willis, Texas. According to the Department of Defense, Logan was killed on January 19 in a military...

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An internally displaced man from Helmand province pushes a cart of coal he received from a German government emergency winter aid project in Kabul February 13, 2012.

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  1. We can confirm that a civilian helicopter, owned by AAR Airlift, crashed in Helmand province today.
    SOURCE: The Telegraph 4 weeks ago
  2. Taliban have grown from strength to strength over the years from the failure of Operation Anaconda in 2003 to the fiasco of Operation Mushtarik at Marja in Helmand province. They have become more confident and their ranks have swelled to around 50,000 fighting men. Now that they are sensing victory thei...
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