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Afghan security forces fight a huge offensive by the Taliban in Helmand as the United States begins to withdraw troops from the country before the final deadline of September 11.
2021-05-4

As many as 35,000 people flee their homes amid intense fighting between Taliban insurgents and Afghan troops in the southern Helmand Province.
2020-10-13

Twelve Afghan National Police officers are killed in a Taliban "infiltration attack" in the southern Helmand Province.
2017-02-28

Taliban forces overrun the Sangin District in Afghanistan's southern Helmand Province following clashes with Afghan security forces which left dozens dead. Taliban militants have reportedly surrounded the local police compound with around 170 officers trapped inside the compound, according to a local official.
2015-12-21

Taliban insurgents overrun two security checkpoints near Kandahar in the southern Helmand Province, killing at least 29 border police officers, according to local officials.
2015-10-14

At least ten Afghan police officers are killed in a Taliban attack on checkpoints in Helmand Province.
2015-05-24

One British soldier is killed and nine are wounded by Taliban insurgents in an attack on a patrol base with a truck bomb and small arms fire in Helmand Province, Nad Ali District, Afghanistan.
2013-03-26

Pakistani Taliban threaten to assassinate former President Pervez Musharraf if he returns to the country.
2013-03-23

Airstrikes carried out by NATO kill at least 13 Taliban militants in the eastern Afghan province of Kunar.
2012-08-18

NATO forces in Afghanistan launch Operation Moshtarak against the Taliban-controlled village of Marja in Helmand Province.
2010-02-13