Two soldiers attached to the regiment were killed during the deployment in Helmand province.
Rigby did a stint in Afghanistan's Helmand Province, though he lately worked in recruitment.
Last weekend, the first Afghan-led military operation took place successfully in Helmand, Afghans defending themselves.
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Omar Zawak, the governor's spokesman in Helmand province, put the injury total at 11.
Obviously that's part of what's going on in southern Afghanistan, in the Helmand province right now.
Cory Killgore, who was serving with an artillery unit in Afghanistan's Helmand Province, they said.
For the Paratroopers based in Sangin in Helmand province, it's been a hard few months.
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The capital of Helmand Province, Lashkar Gah, is now fully transitioned over to Afghan lead control.
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But the challenge in Helmand is, and always has been, to win over the local population.
Five-hundred UK troops are due to be withdrawn from Helmand Province this year, leaving 9, 000.
The new police chief in Helmand, Mohammad Hussein Andiwal, acknowledges the problems in his force.
He died in an explosion in Helmand province helping a wounded comrade, who survived.
The latest attack occurred near a British base in the southern Helmand province around 11 a.m.
The strategy was succeeding in strategically important Helmand and Kandahar provinces in the South.
When America sent thousands of troops to Helmand and Kandahar in 2010, Ghazni was overlooked.
The Sangin district in Afghanistan's Helmand province has become the deadliest posting for the British military.
The US has about 20, 000 Marines deployed in Afghanistan, based mostly in Kandahar and Helmand provinces.
British and Canadian forces in Helmand and Kandahar provinces respectively have been hard-pressed since 2006.
Panther's Claw focused on the area around the town of Babaji in Helmand Province.
The troops recently returned from a six month tour of Helmand Province in Afghanistan.
Three children were those killed, Police Chief Mohammed Hussein Andiwal of the southern Helmand province said.
Tawheedi said the Taliban commander and his troops surrendered near Baghran, in Afghanistan's southern province of Helmand.
The Marines have been participating in Operation Khanjar -- the Marine-led offensive targeting militants in Helmand.
But the Nato commander in Helmand Major-General Richard Mills, was bullish in his analysis of the war.
The UK special operations task force, which is generally employed away from Helmand, still mounts some raids.
Operation Tor Shezada began early on Friday morning in Helmand province in the south of the country.
Their mission is mentoring the Afghan National Army, and the battalion has teams spread across Helmand Province.
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Sangin is one of the most heavily populated districts in Helmand, with a population of around 150, 000.
In May, Capt Stephen Healey died when his vehicle was caught in a blast in Helmand province.
Mohammed, who comes from Helmand, says: "The withdrawal of British forces will land me in deep trouble".
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