Produced by Mohammad Ilyas Dayee
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![Officials in the southern Afghan province of Helmand say they hope to add bananas to alternative cash crops such as saffron and aloe vera to help the region’s farmers move away from planting poppies.]()
August 14, 2020Afghan Province Grows Bananas To Replace Opium Poppies
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![FILE: Afghan policemen march during their graduation ceremony in Helmand, February 2018.]()
August 07, 2019Crime On The Rise In Restive Afghan Province
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![The Afghan forces hold a Taliban flag after overrunning an insurgent hideout in Marjah on July 22.]()
July 23, 2019Can Afghan Forces Hold On To Former Taliban Territories?
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![Officials in Helmand say that apart from the capital, Lashkar Gah, and the adjacent district of Greshk, female students in the remaining 12 districts of the vast southern province bordering Pakistan have not finished 12th grade (file photo).]()
June 26, 2019Few Girls Finish High School In Restive Afghan Province
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![Helmand a large arid province in southern Afghanistan, has sizeable deposits of gold, marble, lithium, and rare-earth minerals.]()
May 20, 2019Taliban Ramp Up Mining In Southern Afghan Region
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![FILE: A polio vaccination campaign in Helmand in late September.]()
October 16, 2018New Polio Case Reported In Restive Afghan Province
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![FILE: Afghan soldiers check a vehicle on a road in Helmand's Greshk district.]()
October 08, 2018Life In The Balance On An Afghan Frontline
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![A handful of young Afghan activists are urging people in Helmand to sign long sheets of white paper and also leave their cellphone numbers.]()
July 10, 2018Afghan Activists Launch New Campaign For Peace
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![FILE: Members of the Afghan security forces take position during an operation against Taliban in Helmand province in April 2017.]()
February 15, 2018Secret Afghan Force Mimics, Infiltrates Taliban
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![Afghan policemen march during a graduation ceremony in Helmand on February 6.]()
February 08, 2018Afghan Police Protect Officials, Not Public, In Frontline Province
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![Afghan families displaced by fighting return to ruined houses in Bolan, a village near Lashkar Gah, capital of Helmand province]()
October 18, 2017Ruined Houses, Lurking Bombs: Life On An Afghan Frontline
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![Afghanistan -- Afghan soldiers pose for a group photo during a patrol to take back the control of Baba Ji district from Taliban militants in Helmand province, February 14, 2016]()
February 02, 2017Intense Battle Key To Sealing Fate Of Afghan Province
