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Task Force Helmand
Active April 2006-present
Country United Kingdom
Denmark
Estonia
Role Combat forces
Part of Regional Command Southwest
Engagements War in Afghanistan
* Helmand province campaign
Commanders
Current
commander
Brigadier Rupert Jones[1]

Task Force Helmand is the name given to a military unit of the International Security Assistance Force in Helmand Province, Afghanistan. Task Force Helmand is currently part of Regional Command Southwest and consists 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 Lashkar Gah to Camp Bastion.[2]

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References[]

  1. Air Forces Monthly. Stamford, Lincolnshire, England: Key Publishing Ltd. October 2013. pp. 26. 
  2. "British headquarters in Afghanistan moves to Camp Bastion". BBC. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-23755134. Retrieved 1 October 2013. 
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