Helmand

[hel-muhnd]

noun

1. a river in S Asia, flowing SW from E Afghanistan to a lake in E Iran. 650 miles (1,045 km) long.

Helmand

/ ˈhɛlmənd /

noun

1. 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)

2. 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)

Example Sentences

During my brief trip to Afghanistan 10 years earlier, I had visited the Helmand Refugee Camp District 5 on the outskirts of Kabul, where I met a seven-year-old girl named Guljumma.

From Salon

She told me about what had happened one morning the previous year when she was sleeping at her home in southern Afghanistan’s Helmand Valley.

From Salon

The court heard Cpl Roberts had extensive frontline experience having served in places such as the Helmand province.

From BBC

When British forces were sent to Helmand in 2009, the British Army had more than 100,000 regular troops.

From BBC

New evidence that emerged last week in court also showed that the MoD appeared to have rejected out of hand some applicants who served with UK Special Forces in Afghanistan after 2014 - when Britain's conventional armed forces left Helmand province - without even referring them to UK Special Forces headquarters for sponsorship.

From BBC