Task Force Helmand | |
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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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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Task Force Helmand. |
- ↑ Air Forces Monthly. Stamford, Lincolnshire, England: Key Publishing Ltd. October 2013. pp. 26.
- ↑ "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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