A typical example occurred on 7 May 2009 in the town of Gereshk in Helmand when a "PBIED... crashed his motorcycle into a patrol, as he got to his feet he detonated himself".
The idea behind Operation Panther’s Claw is to extend control of the populous, irrigated “green zone” by linking up the capital of Helmand, Lashkar Gah, with Gereshk, on the main ring road.