Soldier from the Duke of Lancaster’s Regiment dies from wounds sustained in Afghanistan
The soldier was serving in the Lashkar Gah district of Helmand province when he was injured as a result of enemy action on 14 January 2013.
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The soldier was serving in the Lashkar Gah district of Helmand province when he was injured as a result of enemy action on 14 January 2013.
Soldiers from B Company, 3rd Battalion The Mercian Regiment (3 MERCIAN), have finished their six-month deployment to Afghanistan, becoming the first members of Task Force Helmand to return home from Operation HERRICK 14.
The Commander of NATO’s International Security Assistance Force (COMISAF), General John Allen, visited British troops working in Task Force Helmand last week.
Helmand’s Provincial Governor, Gulab Mangal, has officially opened the new bridge at Checkpoint Salaang, which was built by the Task Force Helmand Engineer Group as part of Operation OMID HAFT.
Colonel Gerhard Wheeler from the Royal Welsh regiment was the Deputy Commander of Task Force Helmand throughout 2010. Here he reflects on the battles, losses and progress he witnessed.
Getting the bullets, beans and bandages, not to mention ballistic underpants and bulldozers, from Camp Bastion to the various Forward Operating Bases of Task Force Helmand is the work of 13 Close Support Logistic Regiment (13 CSLR). Report by Ian Carr.