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Charlie on the train
Admiring the view from the train to London as it hurtles through Gloucestershire.
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Uploaded on Aug 6, 2007
Young goatherds
Goatherds tend their animals east of Goreshk in Helmand Province, Afghanistan. May 2007.
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Uploaded on May 5, 2007
WMKS
British troops move westwards along the northern bank of the Helmand river in Afghanistan. The vehicles...
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Uploaded on May 5, 2007
Watching the horizon
A Royal Marine scans the horizon from the turret of his Viking tracked vehicle. Helmand Province, Afghanistan, May 2007.
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Uploaded on May 5, 2007
Waking up
Afghan interpreters working for British troops at Forward Operating Base Robinson. Sangin Valley, Afghanistan, April 2007.
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Uploaded on May 5, 2007
Volleyball under the stars
British soldiers playing volleyball on their home-made court as night falls. Lashkar Gah, Afghanistan, April 2007.
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Uploaded on May 5, 2007
Viking and poppies
A British Viking armoured vehicle viewed across one of Helmand Province's famous poppy fields. Afghanistan, May 2007.
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Uploaded on May 5, 2007
The papers
Two British soldiers reading month-old newspapers in the Sangin District Compound, Helmand Province. The...
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Uploaded on May 5, 2007
Taking in the view
An Afghan from Kabul takes in the view at the Kajaki dam, Helmand Province. Built in the 1960s, the dam is...
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Uploaded on May 5, 2007
Skipping
A British soldier skipping at Forward Operating Base Robinson in the Sangin Valley. When based in places...
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Uploaded on May 5, 2007
Sentry duty
A British sangar overlooking the Kajaki dam. Helmand Province, Afghanistan, April 2007.
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Uploaded on May 5, 2007
RPG man 2
A soldier of the Afghan National Army with a rocket-propelled grenade. He is taking part in an operation...
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Uploaded on May 5, 2007
RPG man
A soldier of the Afghan National Army on patrol in Sangin, southern Afghanistan. April 2007.
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Uploaded on May 5, 2007
Ramp ceremony for Private Chris Gray
The goodbye ceremony for another British soldier killed fighting the Taliban, this time...
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Uploaded on May 5, 2007
Poppy fields patrol
A radio operator of the Afghan National Army on patrol in the lower Sangin Valley. Helmand Province, Afghanistan, April 2007.
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Uploaded on May 5, 2007
Opium crop
Afghan and British soldiers checking the state of the opium harvest by inspecting a poppy bulb. Lower Sangin Valley, Afghanistan, April 2007.
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Uploaded on May 5, 2007
Mortars
British 81mm mortars firing during fighting with Taliban in the Sangin Valley. Helmand Province, Afghanistan, April 2007.
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Uploaded on May 5, 2007
Hose wash
Afghan soldiers washing after being in action against the Taliban. Goreshk, Helmand Province, Afghanistan, May 2007.
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Uploaded on May 5, 2007
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