TALIBAN forces have launched sporadic attacks in a bid to retake Musa Qala. While the Evening News was in the… Read more New battle expected after town is captured
Month: Feb 2022
‘We were told it was something big – what could happen?’
Xmas day in 2007 was always going to be different because I got to the recently liberated town of Musa… Read more ‘We were told it was something big – what could happen?’
Parcels full of festive positivity
One of the things that brightened the day of soldiers on the frontline in Helmand province in December 2007 was… Read more Parcels full of festive positivity
‘Civvy Street’s not for me’
LANCE Corporal Terry Barber-McLean is helping to train and mentor the Afghan National Army, as a member of 2nd Battalion… Read more ‘Civvy Street’s not for me’
‘I miss my wife and kids most’
One of the most important jobs on my trip to Helmand Province in Afghanistan in December 2007 was to get… Read more ‘I miss my wife and kids most’
News websites are a salvation in Helmand
I spent Christmas 2007 in Afghanistan’s notorious Helmand Province with members of the 2nd Battalion the Yorkshire Regiment (Green Howards)… Read more News websites are a salvation in Helmand
Tributes for an inspirational leader
The successful operation to retake the Taliban stronghold of Musa Qala, in Afghanistan’s Helmand province, took place the week before… Read more Tributes for an inspirational leader
Doctor has patience to treat battle casualties
Before I headed out to Afghanistan in December 2007 I had heard from contact that a doctor from Whitby was… Read more Doctor has patience to treat battle casualties
Just another day for Helmand troops
Christmas in 2007 was always going to be different because a week earlier I was heading for a warzone –… Read more Just another day for Helmand troops
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