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Over 5,600 Afghan families displaced by fighting in south

LASHKAR GAH, Afghanistan (AP) — Renewed fighting between the Taliban and Afghan government forces in southern Helmand province has forced more than 5,600 families to flee their homes, officials said Thursday, the latest flareup that could undermine U.S. efforts to broker peace in the war-torn country.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 1 MONTH AGO

2 Afghan helicopters crash amid Helmand fighting, 9 dead

LASHKAR GAH, Afghanistan (AP) — Two Afghan army helicopters collided while transporting wounded soldiers amid renewed fighting against Taliban militants in the southern Helmand province, killing nine Afghan service members, the country's Defense Ministry and local officials said Wednesday.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 1 MONTH AGO

2 Afghan military helicopters collide, 9 soldiers killed

LASHKAR GAH, Afghanistan (AP) — Two Afghan army helicopters collided while transporting wounded soldiers in the southern Helmand province, killing nine Afghan service members, the country's Defense Ministry and local officials said Wednesday.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 1 MONTH AGO

US forces hit Taliban with airstrikes in Helmand province

LASHKAR GAH, Afghanistan (AP) — American forces carried out several airstrikes in support of Afghan security forces under attack by the Taliban in southern Helmand province, a spokesperson for the U.S. military in Afghanistan said Monday.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 1 MONTH AGO

US forces hit Taliban with airstrikes in Helmand province

LASHKAR GAH, Afghanistan (AP) — American forces carried out several airstrikes in support of Afghan security forces under attack by the Taliban in southern Helmand province, a spokesperson for the U.S. military in Afghanistan said Monday.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 1 MONTH AGO

US forces hit Taliban with air strikes in Helmand

LASHKAR GAH, Afghanistan (AP) — American forces conducted over the past couple days several airstrikes in support of Afghan security force under attack by Taliban in the southern Helmand province, the spokesman for the U.S. military in Afghanistan said on Monday.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 1 MONTH AGO

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