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Garmsir (Hot Place)
Garmsir (Hot Place) Location in Afghanistan
Coordinates: 31°7′N 64°12′E / 31.117°N 64.2°E / 31.117; 64.2
Country	Afghanistan
Province	Helmand Province
District	Garmsir District
Government
- Type	Governor & Community Council
- District Governor	Haji Abdulla Jan
Elevation	2,343 ft (714 m)
Time zone	UTC+4:30

The village of Garmsir is the center of Garmsir District in Helmand Province, Afghanistan. It is situated on the East bank of Helmand River on 31°07′00″N 64°12′00″E / 31.1167°N 64.2000°E / 31.1167; 64.2000 at 714 m altitude and 63 km South-West of Lashkar Gah. The major road at Garmsir is Route 605. The hospital is called Hazar Juft Comprehensive Health Clinic.

Prince Harry spent time in the village during his 2008 period in the country.

Conflict

Garmsir was the scene of heavy fighting during April-September 2008 when U.S. Marines from the 24th MEU arrived to reinforce British and Afghan forces.

In July 2009, Marines taking part in Operation Khanjar met little or no resistance initially. By July 5, elements of the 2nd Battalion, 8th Marines were engaged in heavy fighting with Taliban forces.^[1]

See also

• Camp Dwyer
• FOB Dehli
• JTAC Cornet Wales
• Mullah Abdul Karim (Guantanamo detainee 520)
• Operation Azada Wosa
• Operation Be Free
• Helmand Province campaign

References

External links

• Widow Six Seven 28 February 2008
• Talaban We Knew About Prince Newsweek 1 March 2008
• Marines launch assault in Afghanistan MSNBC 29 April 2008
• US Marines, British forces in major new Afghan operation AFP 29 April 2008