Helmand
a river in S Asia, flowing SW from E Afghanistan to a lake in E Iran. 650 miles (1,045 km) long.
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How to use Helmand in a sentence
In Afghanistan, there was a push to take back the southern province Helmand.
Pentagon Doesn’t Know How Many People It’s Killed in the ISIS War | Nancy A. Youssef | January 7, 2015 | THE DAILY BEASTMaster Sergeant Aaron Torian was killed in action in Helmand Province on February 15th, 2014.
A Man to Believe In: Eulogy for Marine Master Sergeant Aaron Torian | Elliot Ackerman | March 5, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTNow he is in charge of eight large units on the Helmand front.
Freed Taliban Prisoners in Pakistan and Afghanistan Return to Jihad | Ron Moreau & Sami Yousafzai | December 6, 2013 | THE DAILY BEASTExclamation points by themselves in a message from Helmand meant it could very well be a matter of life and death.
Why Was Firefighter-Marine Reserve Maj. Jason Brezler Betrayed? | Michael Daly | November 19, 2013 | THE DAILY BEASTA $34 million command facility built by the military in Helmand that will now sit empty.
We Abandoned Them: Kirk Johnson’s Fight to Save Iraqis | John Kael Weston | September 14, 2013 | THE DAILY BEAST
British Dictionary definitions for Helmand
/ (ˈhɛlmənd) /
a river in S Asia, rising in E Afghanistan and flowing generally southwest to a marshy lake, Hamun Helmand, on the border with Iran. Length: 1400 km (870 miles)
a province of SW Afghanistan; scene of strong Taliban insurgency since 2006. Capital: Lashkar Gah. Pop: 1 441 769 (2010 est). Area: 58 584 sq km (23 058 sq miles)
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