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The Helmand province campaign was a series of military operations conducted by the International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) forces against Taliban insurgents and other local groups in the Helmand Province of Afghanistan. Their objective was to control a province that was known to be a Taliban stronghold, and a center of opium production. [7]
Marines from 2nd Battalion, 8th Marines boarding CH-53 helicopters at the start of the operation. Since 2001, Helmand province was considered to be a Taliban stronghold and had been one of the most dangerous provinces for coalition forces in Afghanistan, with British troops being locked in a stalemate since 2006.
Helmand Province: Counterinsurgency: A major US Marine offensive to secure the province Operation Lastay Kulang (Pickaxe Handle) 30 May 2007: 14 June 2007: Helmand province: A British-led NATO operation Operation Lightning Resolve: 2004: 2007: Throughout Afghanistan: Security: Provide security in support of the first democratic elections ever ...
Royal Marines taking part in Operation Sond Chara. Photo Cpl. John Scott Rafoss USMC. Operation Gaand Mara (Red Dagger in Pashto) was a campaign in the War in Afghanistan with aims and objectives centred on four Taliban strongholds near the town of Nad-e-Ali in Helmand Province, Afghanistan.
Helmand (Pashto/Dari: هلمند; / ˈ h ɛ l m ə n d / HEL-mənd [4]), also known as Hillmand, in ancient times, as Hermand and Hethumand, [5] is one of the 34 provinces of Afghanistan, in the south of the country. It is the largest province by area, covering 58,584 square kilometres (20,000 sq mi) area.
The Australian newspaper The Sydney Morning Herald reported that an AFP photographer mentioned the rising of the Afghan flag on a building at the Marja bazaar by Mohammad Gulab Mangal, governor of Helmand province, watched by Brigadier General Larry Nicholson, the commander of the US Marines in southern Afghanistan. This ceremony was attended ...
The base was originally established by members of the Ministry of Defence and used by British units under Operation Herrick until 2008 when the base was taken over by the 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit and was transferred to the British Army regiment, The Light Dragoons of Task Force Helmand, on September 8, 2008.
Marines detonate a M58 MICLIC during clearing operations. From November 29 - December 6, Marines from Mobility Assault Company, 1st Combat Engineer Battalion began a major clearing operation of Route 611 towards the Kajaki Dam, an area which was known by most units to be the most heavily mined area in the region as well as one of the most insurgent-ridden districts in the south.