Claim: Helmand Province is in the Middle East.
Evidence: Helmand -LRB- -LSB- ˈhɛlmənd -RSB- ; Pashto/Dari : هلمند -RRB- , also known as Hillmand , and , in ancient times , as Hermand and Hethumand is one of the 34 provinces of Afghanistan , in the south of the country.
Afghanistan -LRB- -LSB- æfˈɡænᵻstæn -RSB- Pashto/Dari : , Afġānistān -RRB- , officially the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan , is a landlocked country located within South Asia and Central Asia.