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Malgir
Malgir
Coordinates: 31°44′24″N 64°25′18″E / 31.74000°N 64.42167°E / 31.74000; 64.42167
Country	Afghanistan
Province	Helmand Province
District	Gereshk District

Malgir is a village in Gereshk District in Helmand Province in Afghanistan. It is located approximately 15 kilometres southwest of Gereshk. In recent years the area has been subject to many conflicts with the British army and the Taliban.

On 1 February 2010, two soldiers, from 3rd Battalion, The Yorkshire Regiment (Duke of Wellington's), whom Prince Harry had served with while on training at Suffield in Canada, were killed in separate road side blasts near Malgir, whilst on base security patrols.

See also

• Helmand Province

References

1. The Independent
2. MoD defence News (2 February 2010)
3. Yorkshire Regiment Website News Archived 2010-07-31 at the Wayback Machine
4. Metro

v t e Helmand Province
Capital: Lashkargah
Districts	Baghran Dishu Garmsir Grishk Kajaki Khanashin Lashkargah Majrah Musa Qala Nad Ali Nawa-I-Barakzayi Nawzad Sangin Washir
Populated places	Abi Jan Aybak Azan Babaji Baghran Bahramcha Balūchī Char-e-Anjir Dahaneh Darvishan De Adam Khan De Loy Wiyaleh Kelay Dishu Garmsir Ghulam Nabi Kelay Grishk Imam Rabat Kajaki Khanashin Landay Lejay Malgir Marjah Mirabad Musa Qala Nawa-I-Barakzayi Nawzad Onay Sangin Shin Kalay Wajah Washir
Landmarks	Lashkargah Mosque Lashkari Bazar Qala-e-Bost
Other	Governors Camp Shorabak Dasht-e Margo Dwyer Airport Kajaki Dam Incident Patrol Base Jaker Route 605 Route 611 Route Trident Helmand University

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