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Hel·mand

(hĕl′mənd)
A river, about 1,150 km (715 mi) long, rising in the Hindu Kush and flowing southwest across Afghanistan to a marshy lake on the Iranian border.
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Helmand

(ˈhɛlmənd)
n
1. (Placename) 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. (Placename) 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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Hel•mand

(ˈhɛl mənd)

n.
a river in S Asia, flowing SW from E Afghanistan to a lake in E Iran. 650 mi. (1045 km) long.
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Amman, June 4 (Petra) -- The Afghani security forces carried out a series of airstrikes in three districts of Helmand province killing at least 13 Taliban militants, according to the Khaama Press News Agency.
Airstrikes kill 13 Taliban militants in Helmand province
Summary: Helmand [Afghanistan], May 28 (ANI): At least 15 Taliban militants were killed in a series of operations conducted by Afghan forces in Southern Helmand province on Monday.
Afghanistan: 15 militants killed in multiple operations
Summary: TEHRAN (FNA)- Afghanistan will fully observe its commitments in respecting the water right of Iran from Helmand River, Afghan Deputy Minister of Water Khan Mohammad Takal said in Tehran at the end of the 19th Joint Committee of commissaries of the Helmand River.
Afghanistan Reassures to Respect Iran's Water Right
A group of prisoners freed last month by Taliban in Helmand. July 31 file picture.
61 people freed from Taliban prison in southern Afghanistan
forces in Afghanistan, arrives during a transfer of authority ceremony at Shorab camp, in Helmand province, Afghanistan April 29, 2017.
Top US Marine Corps, Navy officials visit Helmand in South of Afghanistan
KABUL: A key Taliban leader who was involved behind the recent wave of violence in southern Helmand province has been killed in an airstrike.
Taliban leader killed in airstrike
Kabul, Dhu-AlQa'dah 13, 1437, August 16, 2016, SPA -- One civilian was killed and another was wounded on Tuesday in what officials said was the first mortar shelling in years of Lashkar Gah, the capital of Afghanistan's heavily embattled southern Helmand province, dpa reported.
Shelling kills one as Afghan militants close in on Helmand's capital
One member of the US armed forces was killed and another two were wounded in the southern Afghan province of Helmand, where fierce fighting has been going on between Taliban insurgents and Afghan government forces, the US military said on Tuesday.
One US service member killed, two wounded in Afghanistan (updated)

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