Helmand
Americannoun
noun
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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)
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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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Alongside neighbouring Kandahar province, which was hit by an airstrike last week, Helmand in southern Afghanistan holds great importance for the Taliban movement.
From Barron's ● Oct. 1, 2026
Maj Jowett led a unit of soldiers who defended a compound in the town of Musa Qala, a Taliban stronghold in Helmand province, from waves of attacks in 2006.
From BBC ● May 15, 2026
The next month, those emails show, Andrew sent Epstein a confidential brief from a U.K.-led multilateral group in Afghanistan, the Provincial Reconstruction Team in Helmand Province, about international investment opportunities in Afghanistan.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 21, 2026
Some of the heaviest fighting British troops were involved in took place in the Helmand province in the south of the country.
From BBC ● Jan. 23, 2026
In Helmand, Zabol, Kandahar, villages turned into herds of nomadic communities, always moving, searching for water and green pastures for their livestock.
From "A Thousand Splendid Suns" by Khaled Hosseini
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