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Lashkar Gah

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Name: Lashkar Gah

First reported 1 hour ago - Updated 1 hour ago - 2 reports

Returning soldiers to parade in Burnley

Soldiers from the 1st Battalion the Duke of Lancaster's Regiment will parade through Burnley today to celebrate their return from Afghanistan.4 hundred and 30 soldiers from the battalion arrived back from Helmand Province last month.Colonel Chris Owen, ... [Published itv.com - 1 hour ago]

Entities: Afghanistan, Queen's Diamond Jubilee, Lashkar Gah, Bomb Explosion, Chris Owen

First reported 5 hours ago - Updated 3 hours ago - 1 reports

Afghan National Police

Clashes kill 4 cops, 26 militants in S. Afghanistan

LASHKAR GAH, Afghanistan, May 21 (Xinhua) -- An Afghan provincial official said Tuesday that four Afghan policemen and 26 militants have been killed in ongoing clashes in the country's southern province of Helmand."Militants numbered hundreds launched ... [Published Xinhua News Agency - 5 hours ago]

Entities: Afghan National Police, Taliban, Afghanistan

First reported May 20 2013 - Updated May 20 2013 - 1 reports

Examiner Community Awards 2013: Yorkshire Regiment wins The Achievement Award

The Achievement Award will be the final one presented at our awards night this Thursday and the only one where the winner is revealed before the night.This year it goes to the Yorkshire Regiment for the supreme sacrifice it has made over the last 12 months ... [Published Huddersfield Daily Examiner - May 20 2013]

Entities: Nina Hossain, Lashkar Gah, Afghanistan, John Smith

First reported May 19 2013 - Updated May 20 2013 - 1 reports

Australian Labor Party

1st LD Writethru: Roadside bomb kills 4 Afghan cops in eastern province

NANGARHAR, Afghanistan, May 19 (Xinhua) -- Four Afghan policemen were killed Sunday as a roadside bomb went off in the country's eastern province of Nangarhar, the provincial government said in a statement."Four members of Afghan Border Police died following ... [Published CHINAdaily - May 19 2013]

Entities: IED Improvised Explosive Device, Australian Labor Party, Taliban, Kabul

First reported May 19 2013 - Updated May 19 2013 - 1 reports

Cricket

May 19, 2013 by Mohammad Rasool Shah Sports and Society

That day, guests were two sportsmen who had won two medals in a game. As usual, they were appreciated and praised and different questions were asked like their advancement to the victory, their preparation, feelings after the victory and so on. When the ... [Published Daily Outlook - May 19 2013]

Entities: Lashkar Gah, Cricket, Marathon

First reported May 17 2013 - Updated May 17 2013 - 1 reports

Soldier's pride in Afghanistan handover role

HE’S a long way from home but Weymouth soldier Lee Tizard says he’s proud to be helping with the military operation in Afghanistan.Lee has been deployed to the battle-torn country for six months to support the historic handover of security to Afghan ... [Published Dorset Echo - May 17 2013]

Entities: Afghanistan, Handover, Lashkar Gah, Royal Tank Regiment, Afghan National Security Forces

First reported May 14 2013 - Updated May 14 2013 - 1 reports

Taliban

3 Afghan civilians killed in bombing in S. town

LASHKAR GAH, Afghanistan, May 14 (Xinhua) -- At least three civilians were killed and nine other people wounded when a motorcycle bomb went off in Garmser district in Afghanistan's southern province of Helmand Tuesday morning, the police said."An Improvised ... [Published Xinhua News Agency - May 14 2013]

Entities: IED Improvised Explosive Device, Bombing, Taliban

First reported May 14 2013 - Updated May 14 2013 - 2 reports

1st LD: Explosion rocks S. Afghan town, causing casualties

LASHKAR GAH, Afghanistan, May 14 (Xinhua) -- An explosion took place in Garmser district in southern Afghan province of Helmand Tuesday morning, causing casualties, a provincial government spokesman said."The Initial investigation shows that an Improvised ... [Published CHINAdaily - May 14 2013]

Entities: Casualty, Detonation, Lashkar Gah, IED Improvised Explosive Device, Investigation

First reported May 12 2013 - Updated May 13 2013 - 2 reports

Danish prime minister in Afghanistan

Danish Prime Minister Helle Thorning-Schmidt has travelled to Afghanistan to meet Denmark’s forces in the country’s south.The premier’s office said in a Sunday statement that Thorning-Schmidt visited “the special forces in Lashkar Gah as well as Danish ... [Published Press tv - May 13 2013]

Entities: Afghanistan, Helle Thorning-Schmidt, Rupert Jones, Angela Merkel

First reported May 01 2013 - Updated May 02 2013 - 21 reports

Afghan troop deaths 'a hammer blow'

Corporal William Savage died with Fusilier Samuel Flint and Private Robert Hetherington when their Mastiff armoured vehicle hit an improvised explosive device (IED) on a routine patrol in Nahr-e Saraj, Helmand province, on Tuesday.Speaking outside Glencorse ... [Published Huddersfield Daily Examiner - May 02 2013]

Entities: William Savage, Armoured Vehicle, Afghanistan, IED Improvised Explosive Device

First reported May 01 2013 - Updated May 02 2013 - 47 reports

Investigation into how bomb killed Mastiff crew

THREE British soldiers were killed and six others injured after their heavily-armoured vehicle was hit by a large roadside bomb.The servicemen, from The Royal Highland Fusiliers, 2nd Battalion The Royal Regiment of Scotland, died while on a routine patrol ... [Published This is Devon - May 02 2013]

Entities: Bomb, Armoured Vehicle, IED Improvised Explosive Device

First reported May 01 2013 - Updated May 01 2013 - 5 reports

Afghan Taliban kill peace chief negot...

Beijing, May 1 (Xinhua-ANI): Taliban militants ambushed and killed three people including the peace chief negotiator in the southern Helmand province 555 km south of Kabul on Wednesday, a local official said. "A group of Taliban rebels ambushed the car ... [Published Siasat Daily - May 01 2013]

Entities: Afghan Taliban, Shah Wali, Taliban, Mohammad Daud, Lashkar Gah

Quotes

He was flown back to the UK but died today while being treated in Birmingham's Queen Elizabeth Hospital. "It is my solemn duty to report the death of a soldier from 1st Battalion The Duke of Lancaster’s Regiment who has died as a result of wounds sustained whilst on duty in the Lashkar Gah district of Helmand Province. "The thoughts and prayers of everyone serving in Task Force Helmand are with his family and friends at this extremely difficult time.”"

Returning soldiers to parade in Burnley [Published itv.com - 1 hour ago]

"On an intelligence tip off that an attack was impending in the area, the ANP already strengthened their forces and following the clashclash the ANP also found and seized several round of weapons" Zawak added

Clashes kill 4 cops, 26 militants in S. Afghanistan [Published Xinhua News Agency - 5 hours ago]

...He used to spout such unutterable drivel with such fluent and uninterruptable conviction that it made me think: "I never want to read a book or see a film, play or art show ever again just in case I coincidentally end up developing an opinion as fatuous as Ekow Eshun´s." [Snip] Things have changed. So much so that they´ve actually invited ME on

Angela Merkel comparedto Nazis by Hungary [Published Lucianne.com - 20 hours ago]

"Four members of Afghan Border Police died following a roadside bombing in Khawari area of Muhmad Dara district at around 10 a.m. local time Sunday" the statement said

1st LD Writethru: Roadside bomb kills 4 Afghan cops in eastern province [Published CHINAdaily - May 19 2013]

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Returning soldiers to parade in Burnley [Published itv.com - 1 hour ago]
News story: North West troops welcomed home fro... [Published Inside government - Ministry of Defence - 1 hour ago]
Clashes kill 4 cops, 26 militants in S. Afghani... [Published Xinhua News Agency - 5 hours ago]
Angela Merkel comparedto Nazis by Hungary [Published Lucianne.com - 20 hours ago]
Slaithwaite, Golcar, Marsden news: Proud Yorksh... [Published Huddersfield Daily Examiner - May 20 2013]
Examiner Community Awards 2013: Yorkshire Regim... [Published Huddersfield Daily Examiner - May 20 2013]
Tories begin defecting toUkip over Â´loonsÂ´ slur [Published Lucianne.com - May 20 2013]
1st LD Writethru: Roadside bomb kills 4 Afghan ... [Published CHINAdaily - May 19 2013]
May 19, 2013 by Mohammad Rasool Shah Sports and... [Published Daily Outlook - May 19 2013]
Soldier's pride in Afghanistan handover role [Published Dorset Echo - May 17 2013]
MoFA Summons Iran Ambassador to Protest Killing... [Published Afghanistan News Center - May 14 2013]
3 Afghan civilians killed in bombing in S. town [Published Xinhua News Agency - May 14 2013]
1st LD: Explosion rocks S. Afghan town, causing... [Published CHINAdaily - May 14 2013]
Explosion rocks S. Afghan town, causing casualties [Published Xinhua News Agency - May 14 2013]
Poppy Cultivation Rises in Badakhshan [Published Afghanistan News Center - May 14 2013]
Prime Minister of Denmark visits Helmand PRT [Published Foreign and Commonwealth Office - May 13 2013]
Suicide bombing rocks southern Afghan town, bom... [Published Xinhua News Agency - May 13 2013]
Suicide bombing rocks Afghan southern town of M... [Published Xinhua News Agency - May 13 2013]
Danish prime minister in Afghanistan [Published Press tv - May 13 2013]
Denmark's Premier in Afghanistan on Surprise Vi... [Published Nile International - May 12 2013]
Training the trainer: ANCOP policemen take step... [Published DVIDS - May 12 2013]
Afghan district prosecutor dies in bombing in H... [Published Xinhua News Agency - May 12 2013]
Families at the front of homecoming parade [Published Whitehaven News - May 10 2013]
Body of Lancashire soldier returned home [Published itv.com - May 09 2013]
House Appropriations Subcommittee on Defense He... [Published Zecco - May 09 2013]
Weymouth Soldier Helping Afghans Reclaim Country [Published Wessex Fm - May 09 2013]
Killed Soldiers Coming Home [Published Real Radio Scotland - May 09 2013]
May 09, 2013 by Dilawar Sherzai Afghan Civilian... [Published Daily Outlook - May 09 2013]
Scots soldiers killed by roadside bomb in Afgha... [Published Stv.tv - May 09 2013]
Xinhua Asia-Pacific news summary at 1000 GMT, M... [Published CHINAdaily - May 08 2013]

Blogs

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News story: North West troops welcomed home fro... [Published Inside government - Ministry of Defence - 1 hour ago] In the first of the unit’s 3 homecoming parades this week, more than 120 soldiers of 1st Battalion The Duke of Lancaster’s Regiment (1 LANCS) marched through Whitehaven to mark their return from Afghanistan. Additional parades will take place today ...
Parliamentary Answers – to the 25th April 2013 [Published Think Defence - May 06 2013] This is a regular round up of Parliamentary questions and answers from ministers relevant to defence issues. In addition to oral questions, MPs and Peers can ask government ministers questions for written answer. These are often used to obtain detailed ...
News story: Navy reservist creates 'Afghan Arch... [Published Inside government - Ministry of Defence - Apr 29 2013] Lieutenant Jo Nicholson has put his farming background to good use while deployed in Afghanistan by creating ‘Crops and the Farmer’ - the show is broadcast in Pashto on Radio Tamadoon and provides advice and tips for Afghan farmers. Radio Tamadoon ...
We're Still at War: Photo of the Day for April ... [Published Mojo Feed \| Mother Jones - Apr 22 2013] U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Sean Morris, communications chief, and U.S. Navy Petty Officer 1st Class Noah Serigny, a corpsmen, both with the Provincial Police Advisory Team , provide security during a visit to Main Operating Base Lashkar Gah, Afghanistan, ...
News story: Awards for Royal Navy mine counterm... [Published Inside government - Ministry of Defence - Apr 18 2013] Commander Andy Lamb received his OBE for ‘the delivery of operational effect and the contingent readiness of an important UK facility overseas at a time of considerable regional tension’. Royal Navy mine countermeasures operations overseas For the ...