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NEWS ABOUT: Helmand province

Helmand province stories: 25 news summaries

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Afghanistan Deports EU,
UN Diplomats

Pair accused of meeting, paying
Taliban leaders

Dec 27, 07 11:50 AM CST
(Newser) - Two veteran diplomats left Afghanistan today after failing to refute accusations that they’d met with the Taliban, Reuters reports. A UN spokesman said the men were only “speaking to people on the ground,” and would return, but Afghan officials were resolute about barring the EU and UN... More »

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Afghanistan • Taliban • suicide bombing • diplomat • Musa Qala • Michael Semple • Mervin Patterson • Helmand province

Euro Envoys Booted by Afghanis for Taliban Talks

Diplomatic row over alleged Taliban meeting

Dec 26, 07 7:43 AM CST
(Newser) - European officials were scrambling today to block Afghanistan's ordered expulsion of two high-ranking foreign officials because of an alleged link to Taliban insurgents, the BBC reports. Afghan authorities claim that the men, one an Irish envoy from the EU and the other a British UN official, met with Taliban members... More »

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Afghanistan • Taliban • Kabul • diplomat • Musa Qala • Helmand province

80 Taliban Killed in Afghan Battle

Coalition, Afghan forces pitch 6-hour battle after insurgent ambush

Oct 28, 07 7:00 AM CDT
(Newser) - In a sudden new flash of violence in another American battle theater, US-led forces killed 80 Taliban fighters yesterday near a southern Afghanistan town held by insurgents. The battle erupted when Taliban troops ambushed a joint coalition and Afghan army patrol with machine gun and rocket-propelled grenade fire. Coalition forces... More »

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Afghanistan • Taliban • insurgents • Afghan Army • Musa Qala • Helmand province

US Targets Afghan Opium Crop

Karzai reluctant to allow spraying of heroin producing crop

Oct 8, 07 9:15 AM CDT
(Newser) - The US is pressing the Afghan government to stem its booming poppy crop with mass spraying following the biggest opium harvests in its history—which accounts for 91% of the world's production. Therein lies much of the resurgent Taliban's revenue, the New York Times reports, but Karzai fears a Taliban-inspired... More »

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Afghanistan • United Nations • Taliban • Condoleezza Rice • heroin • Hamid Karzai • opium • poppies • eradication • herbicide • counternarcotics • glyphosate • Antonio Maria Costa • John P. Walters • Farooq Wardak • General Khodaidad • William B. Wood • Helmand province

Taliban Shoots Down NATO Chinook

At least 7 dead in Afghan region
still controlled by guerrillas

May 31, 07 4:14 AM CDT
(Newser) - Taliban fighters shot down a NATO Chinook helicopter in Afghanistan yesterday, killing all 7 on board, including five Americans. Guerrillas then ambushed rescuers attempting to reach the crash. The attack occurred in Helmand Province, a region of Afghanistan known for opium poppy cultivation and a strong Taliban presence, according to... More »

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Afghanistan • War on Terror • NATO • Taliban • crash • helicopter • Helmand province

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