Friday, May 22, 2009

Regiment 'overwhelmed' by welcome - BBC

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Thousands of people have lined the streets of a Monmouthshire town to pay tribute to an Army regiment which has returned from Afghanistan. M...
Thursday, May 21, 2009

Inside a freed Taliban town - BBC

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The Pakistani army says it is making progress in its operations against Taliban fighters in the Swat valley, and the neighbouring districts ...
Wednesday, May 20, 2009

Laura Jones on a mission which is much more than fighting Taleban

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Laura Jones travelled to the troubled Helmand province in Afghanistan not only to meet our troops but to gain an understanding of the violen...
Tuesday, May 19, 2009

Colour Sergeant Mike Saunders, 2 MERCIAN, blogs from Helmand - Part 10

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Greetings friends and readers at the Marwood, Worcester! It is with sadness that I begin this week’s blog, as you will have heard four of ou...

NATO : Roughing IT

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This story looks at the living conditions of soldiers who work in a small, beleaguered outpost in Nawa, Helmand.

Highway to Helmand: British troops in action - ITN

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Hundreds of British soldiers recently launched an offensive to secure a strategic road in Helmand Province, Afghanistan.
Monday, May 18, 2009

Shot through my trews - The Sun

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A BRITISH soldier escaped with just a graze when a Taliban bullet ripped right through his TROUSERS. Cpl James Price, 27, was hit as he mann...

U.S. Soldier Caught in Pink Shorts Battling Taliban

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A Texas mom says she's proud of her soldier son who appears on the cover of the New York Times wearing boxer shorts while in battle. She...
Sunday, May 17, 2009

Photographs of Combat Logistic Patrol - 19 Combat Service Support Battalion

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Combat Logistic Patrol - 19 Combat Service Support Battalion Originally uploaded by Helmandblog Soldiers from 4, 10 and 31 Close Support Squ...