Helmand Violence

At least nine people were killed Thursday when a roadside bomb struck their vehicle in Afghanistan's southern Helmand province, officials said, the latest violence in a region that has seen weeks of intense fighting.

Fierce fighting in Helmand has sent thousands of Afghans fleeing to the capital of the southern opium-rich province, sparking a humanitarian crisis as Taliban insurgents besiege the city despite intensified US air strikes.

A motorcycle-riding Taliban suicide bomber killed six NATO soldiers near Kabul today, in a brazen attack as the resurgent terrorist group battled to seize a key southern district in Afghanistan's opium-growing heartland.

Since the American-led offensive into the last large Taliban enclave in Helmand province began nine days ago, local Afghans have faced a dangerous and uncertain world.

At least nine people were killed Thursday when a roadside bomb struck their vehicle in Afghanistan's southern Helmand province, officials said, the latest violence in a region that has seen weeks of intense fighting.

Fierce fighting in Helmand has sent thousands of Afghans fleeing to the capital of the southern opium-rich province, sparking a humanitarian crisis as Taliban insurgents besiege the city despite intensified US air strikes.

A motorcycle-riding Taliban suicide bomber killed six NATO soldiers near Kabul today, in a brazen attack as the resurgent terrorist group battled to seize a key southern district in Afghanistan's opium-growing heartland.

Since the American-led offensive into the last large Taliban enclave in Helmand province began nine days ago, local Afghans have faced a dangerous and uncertain world.