House and Helicopter

Sangin is a city in Helmand Province where many of the International units are based, including the British, the Canadians and the Danes. It is situated in the Green Zone, a fertile agricultural area of Helmand, which is also used for opium production.

The Siege of Sangin took place between July 2006 and April 2007. It started with a massacre of civilians by the Taliban. A Company was called in to secure the area, but this operation failed, and there was a general stand-off until a failed raid by the Special Forces, in which two soldiers were killed. A unit of Royal Engineers was called in, and they built a helipad with a double rampart of HESCO barriers. A Chinook, supported by Apaches...