At the gate of Forward Operating Base Tiger, nearly halfway between Kandahar and Tarin Kowt, there are also daily reminders of a war being fought as much for democracy and development as for security.

TARIN KOWT, AFGHANISTAN — A dozen Dutch soldiers emerge from their belching armored carriers, scan the area for danger and begin setting up checkpoints outside the Sar Sheykhil police station.

I'm presently on my third and likely last deployment before I retire again next year. After my first deployment to Iraq in 2008, I was redeployed to Helmand Province from April to November of 2009.

Insurgents launch a gun and bomb attack in southern Afghanistan, leaving at least 22 people dead, including a BBC reporter.

TARIN KOWT, Afghanistan -- When Sultan Mohammad's wife went into labor in Uruzgan Province last week, the medical clinic in Deh Rawood was not an option -- it had been shut down along with other local ...

Back in June 2007, I rode a NATO helicopter to Tarin Kowt, a dusty town in Uruzgan province in southern Afghanistan. A contingent of Dutch soldiers patrolled the town, glad-handed with provincial ...

Six children are killed by a bomb hidden in rubbish in the Afghan city of Tarin Kowt, while five Nato soldiers die in separate attacks in the south.

TARIN KOWT, Afghanistan — A shy boy with filthy hands and a shabby tunic approached the great man, bowed and tried to kiss his hand. Gen. Matiullah Khan was seated like a sultan on a cushion in ...

TARIN KOWT, Afghanistan - Soldiers gather in anticipation as the sound of three SUVs loaded with cargo approach Task Force Gunfighters, 1st Combat Aviation Brigade, 1st Infantry Division ...

FORWARD OPERATING BASE TARIN KOWT, Afghanistan (July 25, 2011) - Around the world, no matter where from you hail or where you are, a commonality everyone shares is food. Those of us bringing home ...

The June 15 Taliban-orchestrated suicide bombing at a U.N. International Women’s Day event in Tarin Kowt, Afghanistan, that killed 11 Afghan children and one Dutch soldier was entirely ...

TARIN KOWT, Afghanistan (CBS/CBS News/AP)-- One of the two U.S. soldiers shot and killed in Afghanistan this week has been identified as a Chicago area man. Spc. Michael Isaiah Nance, 24, was ...