After 30 September 2013, there were only five sites used by the United Kingdom in Helmand Province including Camp Bastion (the main British base, closed 26 Oct 2014),[1]MOB Price,[2]MOB Lashkar Gah, PB Lashkar Gah Durai and OP Sterga 2 (last base outside Bastion, closed May 2014).[3] After July 2021, all bases outside of Kabul were closed or transferred to the Afghan government. Some military infrastructure remained in Kabul to secure the U.S. embassy, the international zone, and Hamid Karzai International Airport.[4]
Built prior to 2011 but unoccupied by American forces prior to the beginning of 2011. ( 2-4IN, 4-10MTN DIV) VBIED attack 7/2011 Left a large number of the buildings destroyed.
US Army Built by Canada in 2008 [citation needed] and turned over to the US Army in 2012 until closure. Nickname likely refers to;[100] approximate location 31.86635 N 65.84791 E
Primary combat base for Canadian battlegroup, including Leopard tanks, artillery, engineers, and infantry.;[105] approximate location 31.54183 N 65.44991 E
Combat Outpost - first occupied by Soviets in 1980s, then used by the Taliban for training, and captured in 2006 by Task Force 31 (US Special Forces);[110][111] approximate location 31.49776 N 65.41848 E
Small outpost compound on north side of Arghandab River, near Masum Ghar. Used by Canadians to support operations. Named for the distinctive heavy earthmover made in Germany and used by Canadian Military Engineers;[113] approximate location 31.55009 N 65.44244 E
[122][citation needed] Formerly the main US/Romanian base in the Province. Named after Staff Sgt. Anthony Lagman, a soldier from Yonkers, N.Y. who was killed in action in 2004.[123]
Name of former American PMT stationed there. Referred to as "Snakes with guns" by local Taliban officials, who offered 100,000 Afghani, 10 times the normal bounty, for any Viper casualties.
Named after Staff Sergeant Christopher L. Robinson, 36, Brandon, Mississippi.[citation needed] Formerly FOB Wolf.[citation needed] Now FOB Rahatullah controlled exclusively by the ANA.
1 Company, 1 COLDM GDS (Nov 2009 - Apr 2010).[189] Last unit was B Company, 1 RGR[191] Believed to been opened around September 2009. Possibly name changed PB Falcon Lawns.
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Nahri Saraj District
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British Army RM ANA
Active as of October 2011 OP H 14: Kilo Company, 42 Commando
The International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) was a multinational military mission in Afghanistan from 2001 to 2014. It was established by United Nations Security Council Resolution 1386 according to the Bonn Agreement, which outlined the establishment of a permanent Afghan government following the U.S. invasion in October 2001. ISAF's primary goal was to train the Afghan National Security Forces (ANSF) and assist Afghanistan in rebuilding key government institutions; it gradually took part in the broader war in Afghanistan against the Taliban insurgency.
Sangin is a town in Helmand province of Afghanistan, with a population of approximately 20,000 people. It is located on 32°4′24″N64°50′2″E in the valley of the Helmand River at 888 m (2,913 ft) altitude, 95 km (59 mi) to the north-east of Lashkargah. Sangin is notorious as one of the central locations of the opium trade in the south of the country, and is also a town that has traditionally supported the Taliban. It was described by British newspaper The Guardian as "the deadliest area in Afghanistan" in 2010. Sangin also houses the main bazaar for Sangin District. Route 611 passes through Sangin.
The United Kingdom was one of the first countries to take part in Operation Enduring Freedom against the Taliban regime in autumn 2001.
Operation Herrick was the codename under which all British operations in the War in Afghanistan were conducted from 2002 to the end of combat operations in 2014. It consisted of the British contribution to the NATO-led International Security Assistance Force (ISAF), and support to the American-led Operation Enduring Freedom (OEF), within the South Asian country.
Forward Operating Base Salerno is a former forward operating base used by the United States Armed Forces from 2002 to 2013 during Operation Enduring Freedom. It is located in the southeastern province of Khost, Afghanistan, near the city of Khost. On 1 November 2013, U.S. forces withdrew from FOB Salerno and transferred control of the installation to the Afghan National Army.
Camp Shorabak is a former British Army airbase, located northwest of the city of Lashkargah in Helmand Province, Afghanistan. The camp was situated in a remote desert area, far from population centres.
US and NATO International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) operations, alongside Afghan National Army forces, continued against the Taliban through 2007.
United States and NATO International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) operations, alongside Afghan National Army forces, continued against the Taliban through 2008.
The War in Afghanistan was an armed conflict that took place from 2001 to 2021. Launched as a direct response to the September 11 attacks, the war began when an international military coalition led by the United States invaded Afghanistan, declaring Operation Enduring Freedom as part of the earlier-declared war on terror, toppling the Taliban-ruled Islamic Emirate, and establishing the Islamic Republic three years later. The Taliban and its allies were expelled from major population centers by US-led forces supporting the anti-Taliban Northern Alliance; Osama bin Laden, meanwhile, relocated to neighboring Pakistan. The conflict officially ended with the 2021 Taliban offensive, which overthrew the Islamic Republic, and re-established the Islamic Emirate. It was the longest war in the military history of the United States, surpassing the length of the Vietnam War (1955–1975) by approximately six months.
Camp Leatherneck was a 1,600 acre United States Marine Corps base in Helmand Province, Afghanistan. The site was mostly in Washir District and was conjoined with Camp Bastion, which was the main British military base in Afghanistan and Camp Shorabak which initially was the main Afghan section however the three sites were joined under the name of 'Camp Shorabak' in 2014.
Operation Panchai Palang, or Panther's Claw, was a coalition military operation of the War in Afghanistan in Helmand Province in southern Afghanistan. It aimed to secure various canal and river crossings to establish a permanent International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) presence in the area. The commander of the operation declared the first stage a success on 27 July 2009.
The 205th 'Atul' (Hero) Corps was a corps-level formation of the Afghan National Army. Its headquarters were located in Kandahar and it was responsible for the south of the country, partnered with the ISAF's Regional Command South.
Operation Moshtarak, also known as the Battle of Marjah, was an International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) pacification offensive in the town of Marjah, Helmand Province, Afghanistan. It involved a combined total of 15,000 Afghan, American, British, Canadian, Danish, and Estonian troops, constituting the largest joint operation of the War in Afghanistan up to that point. The purpose of the operation was to remove the Taliban from Marja, thus eliminating the last Taliban stronghold in central Helmand Province. The main target of the offensive was the town of Marjah, which had been controlled for years by the Taliban as well as drug traffickers.
Task Force Helmand was the name given to a military unit of the International Security Assistance Force in Helmand Province, Afghanistan. Task Force Helmand was part of Regional Command Southwest and consisted primarily of personnel from the British Armed Forces, as well as contribution from NATO allies Denmark and Estonia. It was established in April 2006, which coincided with the deployment of Operation Herrick 4.
MOB Price is a former International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) Main Operating Base located in Nahri Saraj District, Helmand Province, Afghanistan
FOB Wishtan is an International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) Forward Operating Base (FOB) operated by the British Army and located in Sangin District, Helmand Province, Afghanistan.
Patrol Base Rahim is an International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) Patrol Base (PB) operated by the British Army and located in Nahri Saraj District, Helmand Province, Afghanistan.
The 215 Azam Corps is one of the eight corps of the Islamic Emirate Army established in October 2021 and headquartered in Helmand. The current Chief of Staff is Maulvi Abdul Aziz "Ansari". The Islamic Republic of Afghanistan-era corps it replaced was known as the 215th 'Maiwand' Corps and was a part of Afghan National Army.
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