Malgir is a village in

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. It is located approximately 15 kilometres southwest of

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. In recent years the area has been subject to many conflicts with the

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and the

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. On 1 February 2010, two soldiers, from 3rd Battalion, The

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(Duke of Wellington's), whom

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had served with while on training at Suffield in

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, were killed in separate road side blasts near Malgir, whilst on base security patrols. Metro
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Populated places in Helmand Province {{Helmand-geo-stub

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