Read more Helmand province stories on Newserhttp://www.newser.com/taggrid/24953/helmand-province.html2009 - Newseren-usNewser Feed GeneratorTue, 24 Nov 2009 18:44:49 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/73279/rogue-afghan-cop-kills-5-brit-soldiers.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagFive British soldiers died in Helmand province yesterday after a rogue Afghan cop opened fire on a group of Afghan policemen and their British mentors drinking tea together. The mentors had been training the Afghans for two weeks when one of the trainees turned his weapon on them without warning....http://www.newser.com/story/73279/rogue-afghan-cop-kills-5-brit-soldiers.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWed, 04 Nov 2009 6:17:10 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/71662/britain-to-send-500-more-troops-to-afghanistan.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagBritain will send 500 more troops to Afghanistan, Gordon Brown is expected to announce today, defying calls to reduce Britain’s presence there. The men will come with strings attached, however: “The prime minister will want assurances from military chiefs that the extra troops will be properly equipped,” a BBC correspondent...http://www.newser.com/story/71662/britain-to-send-500-more-troops-to-afghanistan.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWed, 14 Oct 2009 7:11:49 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/67058/taliban-threaten-to-mutilate-afghan-voters.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagHamid Karzai's battle for reelection on Thursday is facing a significant hurdle: threats by the Taliban to mutilate anyone who shows up at the polls. Insurgents are strongest in Pashtun regions, normally a Karzai stronghold, and in one town a group of Taliban fighters told citizens anyone who votes will...http://www.newser.com/story/67058/taliban-threaten-to-mutilate-afghan-voters.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMon, 17 Aug 2009 6:38:00 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/66768/marines-launch-new-afghan-assault.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagUS Marines battled Taliban fighters today for control of a strategic southern town in a new operation to cut militant supply lines and allow Afghan residents to vote in next week's presidential election. Insurgents appeared to dig in for a fight, firing rocket-propelled grenades, mortar rounds, and even missiles from...http://www.newser.com/story/66768/marines-launch-new-afghan-assault.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWed, 12 Aug 2009 17:36:08 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/64539/after-rash-of-deaths-uk-rethinks-afghanistan.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagEight British soldiers were killed in Afghanistan last week within just 24 hours, the worst day of casualties the UK had seen in 30 years. After 15 fatalities in July alone, Gordon Brown is facing severe criticism for underfinancing the war effort, particularly for not providing enough helicopters to troops,...http://www.newser.com/story/64539/after-rash-of-deaths-uk-rethinks-afghanistan.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThu, 16 Jul 2009 9:50:00 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/63508/the-afghan-region-marines-invaded-america-built-it.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThe 4,000 US Marines who invaded the Helmand Province in Afghanistan this week might feel at home—the US helped build it, the Christian Science Monitor reports. In a Cold War race against the Soviets, Washington lavished more than $110 million on irrigating land, constructing schools, and building the...http://www.newser.com/story/63508/the-afghan-region-marines-invaded-america-built-it.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagFri, 03 Jul 2009 20:30:00 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/63288/afghan-generals-want-but-wont-get-more-troops.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagPresident Obama has sent 21,000 additional troops to Afghanistan so far, and he’s not sending more anytime soon, writes Bob Woodward, who accompanied national security adviser James Jones as he visited commanders last week, delivering the unwelcome news. They repeatedly told him their troops are spread too thin, but...http://www.newser.com/story/63288/afghan-generals-want-but-wont-get-more-troops.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWed, 01 Jul 2009 9:18:36 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/61357/brits-grab-105m-in-drugs-from-afghan-taliban.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagBritish troops have seized a huge stash of Taliban drugs after fierce fighting in Afghanistan, the Telegraph reports. Soldiers from the elite Black Watch squad discovered opium, heroin, and cannabis with a street value of some $105 million after attacking a Taliban drug factory in Helmand province. A number of...http://www.newser.com/story/61357/brits-grab-105m-in-drugs-from-afghan-taliban.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagTue, 09 Jun 2009 3:38:09 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/59928/towns-stalemate-offers-snapshot-of-afghan-war.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagA stalemate between US Marines and Taliban fighters in a small, abandoned town in southern Afghanistan could be seen as a microcosm of the war there, Michael M. Phillips writes in the Wall Street Journal . In Now Zad, a 300-strong company of Marines has traded fire with a Taliban force...http://www.newser.com/story/59928/towns-stalemate-offers-snapshot-of-afghan-war.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagSat, 23 May 2009 12:49:16 CDT