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Posted 23 Sep, 2019
Helmand Security Forces Launch Pre-Election Operations
As the presidential election draws near, local officials in Helmand province are launching military operations to secure polling stations in the province, and they claim to have seized more than 100 o...
Posted 21 Jun, 2014
Votes of 13 Polling Sites in Helmand Isolated
Officials of Helmand’s provincial Electoral Complaints Commission (ECC) said that the votes of 13 polling sites from four districts of the province have been isolated for further examination. Helmand...
Posted 27 Nov, 2013
Gunmen Kill Tribal Elder in Helmand
Local officials of southern Helmand province confirmed today that a tribal elder named Abdul Satar was shot dead by unidentified gunmen on Tuesday night.The incident took place in Lashkargah city, the...
Posted 13 Nov, 2013
Female Registration Lags in Helmand
Getting Afghan women voter cards has proven a challenge for the Independent Election Commission (IEC), which has made the female turnout a top priority this election cycle, but southern Helmand provin...
Posted 6 Nov, 2013
British Soldier Killed By Car Bomb in Helmand
A British soldier was killed by suicide car bombing in southern Afghanistan on Tuesday, the British Defense Ministry said. It was the second death this month of a NATO-led coalition service member.The...
Posted 23 Oct, 2013
