The Fight for Afghanistan | British Forces in Helmand

This video takes a look at British forces in the Helmand Province of Afghanistan, and their actions over nearly 20 years in the region.

*Note: The Afghanistan map shows Provincial Reconstruction Teams (PRTs) and the nations that led them as part of ISAF. It does not necessarily represent the precise locations of national troop deployments at any given time. Many additional countries also operated in Afghanistan.

The 2020 talks mentioned at 15 minutes refers to two separate events: The Doha Agreement signed between the US and the Taliban in February, and peace talks between the Afghan Government at the Taliban in September.

00:00 - Why Afghanistan
01:42 - The situation in Helmand
03:26 - The plan
03:47 - Camp Bastion
04:37 - Political situation
04:57 - Operation Herrick 4
05:32 - Under siege
06:52 - Sangin T-shirt
07:38 - Change of approach
09:14 - Renewed effort
09:52 - A new danger
11:00 - Husky
12:26 - Responsibility and administration
14:42 - Withdrawal

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