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Helmand Blog - Afghanistan has moved to a new location! The new look Helmand Blog has now officially replaced this site. All the posts on here have been migrated and, as always, new posts are going up daily. read more

Soldiers from the 1st Battalion Scots Guards (1 SG) and The Royal Dragoon Guards (RDG) have been working jointly with Afghan National Security Forces to keep traffic moving along a key road in central Helmand. read more

By Tom Newton Dunn, Political Editor, The Sun DAVID Cameron today reveals he is on a lightning mission to reform Britain – while his Coalition is still riding the crest of its popularity. read more

Two Territorial Army volunteers from Jersey Field Squadron have swapped civilian life on the channel island for the heat and dust of Helmand province, and are now working with the regular Army unit 21 Engineer Regiment. read more

BBC News Soth Asia Website Lashkar Gah, the capital of Afghanistan's Helmand province, was a war zone when the BBC's Bilal Sarwary visited four years ago. read more

Afghan police have seized enough explosive chemicals to make hundreds of homemade bombs after finding it hidden in paint and pickle boxes in the back of a lorry in southern Kandahar. read more

Following on from the post last week, BFBS Reports utilised Combat Camera Team imagery to support their latest report. read more

It is with sadness that the Ministry of Defence must confirm that Sapper Ishwor Gurung from 69 Gurkha Field Squadron, 21 Engineer Regiment, was killed in Afghanistan on Friday 13 August 2010. read more

BFBS Forces News interviewed Dr Liam Fox during his recent visit to Afghanistan. read more

By Dexter Filkins, New York Times Gen. David H. Petraeus, the commander of American and NATO forces, began a campaign on Sunday to convince an increasingly skeptical public that the American-led coalition can still succeed here despite months of setbacks, saying he had not come to Afghanistan to preside over a “graceful exit. read more