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.

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.

As Afghan farmers were preparing to rise and tend their poppy fields, just across the valley, the Defence Minister, John Faulkner, spoke to Australian troops at the dawn service in Tarin Kowt.

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 ...

Diggers based in Tarin Kowt, Afghanistan, during a mission this week to inspect a new road. Credit: Alex Ellinghausen The dogs use their wet noses to sniff out narcotics and explosives – things ...

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

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 fate of the memorial wall at Tarin Kowt in Afghanistan is all but sealed and it will be painted over, broken up and buried following Monday's Remembrance Day ceremony.

Insurgents have carried out a gun and bomb attack in the south Afghan town of Tarin Kowt, Uruzgan province, leaving at least 22 dead, officials say. They said the violence included three suicide ...