Task Force Helmand was the name given to a military unit of the

International Security Assistance Force ' ps, کمک او همکاري ' , allies = Afghanistan , opponents = Taliban Al-Qaeda , commander1 = , commander1_label = Commander , commander2 = , commander2_label = , commander3 = , command ...

Helmand Province Helmand (Pashto/Dari: ; ), also known as Hillmand, in ancient times, as Hermand and Hethumand, is one of the 34 provinces of Afghanistan, in the south of the country. It is the largest province by area, covering area. The province contains 13 ...

Afghanistan Afghanistan, officially the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan,; prs, امارت اسلامی افغانستان is a landlocked country located at the crossroads of Central Asia and South Asia. Referred to as the Heart of Asia, it is bordere ...

. Task Force Helmand was part of

Regional Command Southwest Regional Command Southwest, abbreviated RC(SW), was an international military formation, of roughly division size, which was one of the components of the International Security Assistance Force in Afghanistan. It was stood up on 3 July 2010 la ...

and consisted primarily of personnel from the British Armed Forces, as well as contribution from NATO allies Denmark and Estonia. It was established in April 2006, which coincided with the deployment of Operation Herrick 4. During August 2013 the Headquarters of Task Force Helmand moved from MOB Lashkar Gah to Camp Bastion. On 1 April 2014 the command was disbanded and its responsibilities were turned over to

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Ed Butler Brigadier (United Kingdom), Brigadier Edward Adam Butler Order of the British Empire, CBE, Distinguished Service Order, DSO (born 27 February 1962) is a former British Army officer who commanded Task Force Helmand. Early life Butler is the son o ...

(April 2006 – October 2006) * Brigadier Jerry Thomas (October 2006 – April 2007) * Brigadier John Lorimer (April 2007 – October 2007) * Brigadier Andrew MacKay (October 2007 – April 2008) * Brigadier

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(April 2008 – October 2008) * Brigadier

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(October 2008 – April 2009) * Brigadier Tim Radford (April 2009 – October 2010) * Brigadier James Cowan (October 2009 – April 2010) * Brigadier

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(April 2010 – October 2010) * Brigadier James Chiswell (October 2010 – April 2011) * Brigadier Ed Davis (April 2011 – October 2011) * Brigadier Patrick Sanders (October 2011 – April 2012) * Brigadier Douglas Chalmers (April 2012 – October 2012) * Brigadier

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(October 2012 – April 2013) * Brigadier Rupert Jones (April 2013 – October 2013) * Brigadier James Woodham (October 2013 – April 2014)

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* *{{cite book , last1=Southby-Tailyour , first1=E , title=3 Commando Brigade – Helmand Assault , year=2010 , publisher= Ebury Press , location= UK , isbn=978-0-09193-776-8 Ad hoc units and formations of the British Army

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