. . "Islamic Republic of Afghanistan" . "Ongoing" . . "25pxISAF" . "Taliban" . "2006-06-04Z"^^ . "Quetta Shura" . "8,000-9,000 (Taliban claim)" . "27,000 (July 2010)" . . "Islamic Republic of Afghanistan" . "Islamic Republic of Afghanistan" . . . "The Helmand province campaign is a series of military operations conducted by the International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) forces against Taliban insurgents in the Helmand Province of Afghanistan. Their objective has been to control a province that is known to be a Taliban stronghold, and a center of opium production.The deployment of international, mostly British, forces was part of the stage three expansion of the ISAF mandate, to cover the southern regions of Afghanistan."@en . . "Taliban" . "Unknown" . . "3,000 (independent estimate)" . . "800 killed" . . "25pxISAF" . . "Helmand Province"@en . . . "8,000 (ANA)" . "25pxISAF" .