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The incident took place in Helmand Province during Operation Herrick 14, [15] part of the British effort in the War in Afghanistan. Blackman, of J company, 42 Commando, Royal Marines, [16] was part of a Marine patrol that came across an Afghan fighter in a field wounded by Apache helicopter gunfire.
August 6, 2011 – Afghan police said 8 civilians were killed in Helmand Province by ISAF troops. "The victims of Friday's air strike in Helmand were members of a family that had fled fighting in neighbouring Uruzgan province, police said." A woman and six children are among the dead. [48] [49] A later account said nine civilians died. Seven of ...
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]
Another two helicopters and three planes from Afghanistan carrying 143 military servicemen fled over the border with Tajikistan as well. [3] July 29: An Afghan Army MD 500 helicopter crashed in Helmand province, Afghanistan. Both pilots survived. [4] July 26: An Afghan Army Mi-17 helicopter crashed in Helmand province, Afghanistan. Nobody was ...
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Morally devastating experiences in Iraq and Afghanistan have been common. A study conducted early in the Iraq war, for instance, found that two-thirds of deployed Marines had killed an enemy combatant, more than half had handled human remains, and 28 percent felt responsible for the death of an Iraqi civilian.
Victims’ of the Narang night raid that killed at least 10 Afghan civilians, including eight schoolchildren. September 30, 2009 – The Dutch Defense Ministry said that two Dutch F-16 fighter planes provided air support during what was referred to as "heavy fighting" between British ground troops and the Taliban in Helmand Province. British ...