Helmand Province campaign

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counterinsurgency operation military campaign

The Helmand Province campaign was a major NATO-led military effort during the War in Afghanistan focused on counterinsurgency operations against the Taliban in Afghanistan’s volatile Helmand Province.

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Label Occurrences
Helmand campaign 4
Helmand Province campaign canonical 2
Helmand province offensives 1

Statements (47)

Predicate Object
instanceOf counterinsurgency operation ⓘ
military campaign ⓘ
belligerent Afghan National Army NERFINISHED ⓘ
Afghan National Police NERFINISHED ⓘ
Canada NERFINISHED ⓘ
Denmark NERFINISHED ⓘ
Estonia NERFINISHED ⓘ
International Security Assistance Force NERFINISHED ⓘ
North Atlantic Treaty Organization NERFINISHED ⓘ
United Kingdom NERFINISHED ⓘ
United States of America ⓘ
surface form: United States
characteristic heavy coalition and insurgent casualties ⓘ
high intensity of improvised explosive device attacks ⓘ
conflict War in Afghanistan (2001–2021) ⓘ
country Afghanistan ⓘ
endDate 2014 ⓘ
focus key population centers such as Lashkar Gah and Marjah ⓘ
rural districts of Helmand Province ⓘ
involvedForce British Army NERFINISHED ⓘ
ISAF Regional Command South West NERFINISHED ⓘ
Task Force Helmand NERFINISHED ⓘ
United States Marine Corps NERFINISHED ⓘ
ledBy NATO NERFINISHED ⓘ
location Helmand Province NERFINISHED ⓘ
notableBattle Battle of Lashkar Gah NERFINISHED ⓘ
Battle of Marjah NERFINISHED ⓘ
Battle of Musa Qala NERFINISHED ⓘ
Battle of Nawzad NERFINISHED ⓘ
Battle of Sangin NERFINISHED ⓘ
objective counterinsurgency against the Taliban in Helmand Province ⓘ
stabilization of Helmand Province ⓘ
support of Afghan government control in Helmand Province ⓘ
operation Operation Achilles NERFINISHED ⓘ
Operation Moshtarak NERFINISHED ⓘ
Operation Mountain Thrust NERFINISHED ⓘ
Operation Panther’s Claw NERFINISHED ⓘ
opponent Taliban NERFINISHED ⓘ
insurgent groups in Afghanistan ⓘ
partOf War in Afghanistan (2001–2021) NERFINISHED ⓘ
result Afghan government forces assumed primary security responsibility in Helmand by 2014 ⓘ
Taliban insurgency remained resilient in Helmand Province ⓘ
startDate 2006 ⓘ
strategy clear-hold-build approach ⓘ
population-centric counterinsurgency ⓘ
supportedBy United Kingdom Ministry of Defence NERFINISHED ⓘ
United States Central Command NERFINISHED ⓘ
theater southern Afghanistan ⓘ

Referenced by (8)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Battle of Sangin → theater → Helmand Province campaign ⓘ
Battle of Kajaki → relatedTo → Helmand Province campaign ⓘ
this entity surface form: Helmand campaign
Battle of Musa Qala → partOf → Helmand Province campaign ⓘ
this entity surface form: Helmand campaign
Battle of Lashkar Gah → theater → Helmand Province campaign ⓘ
this entity surface form: Helmand campaign
Battle of Nad Ali → partOf → Helmand Province campaign ⓘ
this entity surface form: Helmand campaign
Taliban insurgency → significantEvent → Helmand Province campaign ⓘ
this entity surface form: Helmand province offensives
3 PARA → notableOperation → Helmand Province campaign ⓘ
this entity surface form: Operation Herrick IV in Afghanistan
Sangin, Helmand Province operations → relatedTo → Helmand Province campaign ⓘ