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Task Force Helmand
ActiveApril 2006-1 April 2014
Countries
  •  Bosnia and Herzegovina
  •  Denmark
  •  Estonia
  •  Jordan
  •  Tonga
  • RoleCombat forces
    Part ofRegional Command Southwest
    Garrison/HQKandahar Airfield
    (April – November 2006)[1]
    MOB Lashkar Gah
    (November 2006[1] – August 2013)
    Camp Bastion
    (August 2013 – April 2014)
    EngagementsWar in Afghanistan
    * Helmand province campaign

    Task Force Helmand was the name given to a military unit of the International Security Assistance ForceinHelmand 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.

    During August 2013 the Headquarters of Task Force Helmand moved from MOB Lashkar GahtoCamp Bastion.[2]

    On 1 April 2014 the command was disbanded and its responsibilities were turned over to Regional Command Southwest.[3]

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    Citations

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  • ^ a b c "UK in Afghanistan transformed country, says commander". BBC. Retrieved 28 February 2014.
  • ^ "Ceremony Marks End of Task Force Helmand". British Forces Broadcasting Service (BFBS). Archived from the original on 7 April 2014. Retrieved 2 April 2014.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  • ^ "UK military 'made wrong calculations' on Afghanistan". BBC. 23 October 2014. Retrieved 24 July 2016.
  • ^ "MoD names two dead UK servicemen". BBC. 15 January 2007. Retrieved 24 July 2016.
  • ^ "Shura held in Sangin District Centre yesterday". NATO. 13 April 2007. Retrieved 30 April 2014.
  • ^ "Keeping us in picture on Afghan conflict". The Scotsman. 10 October 2009. Retrieved 24 July 2016.
  • ^ "War in Afghanistan cannot be won, British commander Brigadier Mark Carleton-Smith warns". The Telegraph. 5 October 2008. Retrieved 30 April 2014.
  • ^ "British troops put Taliban 'on the run'". The Guardian. 1 June 2008. Retrieved 30 April 2014.
  • ^ Harnden, Toby (2011). Dead Men Risen: The Welsh Guards and the Real Story of Britain's War in Afghanistan. Quercus. p. 54. ISBN 978-1849164238.
  • ^ "11 Light Brigade". mod.uk. Archived from the original on 9 July 2015. Retrieved 8 July 2015.
  • ^ "Brigadier Richard Felton takes over Task Force Helmand". BBC. 10 April 2010. Retrieved 30 April 2014.
  • ^ "Major-General James Chiswell". Paradata. Retrieved 24 July 2016.
  • ^ "Petraeus visits Royal Marines in Helmand". Defence News. 6 June 2011. Retrieved 24 July 2016.
  • ^ a b "12 Mechanized Brigade has taken command of Task Force Helmand in Afghanistan, officially marking the start of Operation HERRICK 16". Ministry of Defence. Retrieved 24 July 2016.
  • ^ "1st Mechanized Brigade takes over in Helmand". Ministry of Defence. Retrieved 24 July 2016.
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