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  1. http://www.flickr.com/photos/jimbirt/ http://www.james-birt.com/

  2. Exhausted British tank crewmen sleeping on the turret of their Challenger 2 in the shade of an underpass on the outskirts of Basrah. Resting in such an unguarded way would normally be unthinkable here, but today there is a heavy army presence around them and they can afford to relax for a while. October 2006 Evening rush hour begins at Paddington Station in west London. November 2006. 

  3. A child showing off to British soldiers in a semi-rural suburb of Basrah. Soldiers and children everywhere share an affinity that is a joy to watch. For children, the pleasure is in the excitement and the spectacle. For soldiers, it is escapism and a reminder of innocence. October 2006

  4. British soldiers playing volleyball on their home-made court as night falls. Lashkar Gah, Afghanistan, April 2007 A British soldier skipping at Forward Operating Base Robinson in the Sangin Valley. When based in places as basic as this, fitness facilities are non-existent. It is up to the soldiers to maintain their fitness, but this mini-gym has been made by Royal Marines who preceded this soldier's unit here. Afghanistan, April 2007.  A British sangar overlooking the Kajaki dam. Helmand Province, Afghanistan, April 2007. 

  5. British 81mm mortars firing during fighting with Taliban in the Sangin Valley. Helmand Province, Afghanistan, April 2007.  An Afghan man and his family chat on the doorstep with Afghan National Army soldiers east of Gereshk in Helmand Province. In an area dominated by the Taliban until that morning, he is happy to see them. Afghanistan, April 2007.  Afghans crossing a tributary of the Helmand River on their way to a shop. Afghanistan, May 2007.   

  6. Brightly coloured burqas worn by Afghan girls on their way to school in Gereshk, Helmand Province. Afghanistan, May 2007.  The crew of a British 81mm mortar resting between fire missions at their 'Bed and Breakfast' in the Sangin Valley. Afghanistan, May 2007. 

  7. British Chancellor of the Exchequer, Gordon Brown, and Secretary of State for Defence, Des Browne, alighting from a C-130 Hercules aircraft during a dust storm in Helmand Province. Camp Bastion, southern Afghanistan, March 2007   • A Chinook helicopter of the Royal Air Force landing supplies at the Kajaki Dam, Helmand Province, Afghanistan. The dam is a vitally important economic and infrastructural facility, providing power to most of the province. Defended by British and Afghan National Police troops, it is attacked regularly by the Taliban. March 2007. 

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