This was interesting because the grizzled veteran soldier found the prospect of facing a journalist more daunting than any enemy… Read more Afghan general gives thanks to parents
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Stablising the country will be a long process
HANDING full control back to the Afghan people will be a long process – similar to those which took place… Read more Stablising the country will be a long process
Royal support proves invaluable to troops
DURING the operation to recapture the Taliban stronghold of Musa Qala, in Afghanistan’s Helmand province, infantry troops on the ground… Read more Royal support proves invaluable to troops
Mentors to the Afghan National Army
WHEN soldiers from the Afghan National Army (ANA) and 2nd Battalion The Yorkshire Regiment (Green Howards) recaptured the Afghanistan stronghold… Read more Mentors to the Afghan National Army
New battle expected after town is captured
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
‘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
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