I recommend you take a look at the latest blog written by Helmand’s new Head of Mission, Catriona Laing, on the recent DCC elections in Sangin.
Famous for its dangerous past where many British and American soldiers lost their lives, Sangin now boasts its first ever District Community Council elections where over 2,000 people travelled across the Province to come and vote. This is the clearest demonstration of the changes in Sangin in the last year. The freedom of movement, the willingness of the population to engage, and the total control and administration of this process by the Afghan authorities shows progress unthinkable one year ago.