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'Ah, our old friend desert rose...'
'Ah, our old friend desert rose...'
Last Modified: 04 Feb 2008
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Alex Thomson
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"From previous experience this war stuff is all very well but what you really want to know about is how people live."
Alex Thomson takes you behind scenes of a military camp in Sangin, Helmand Province.
'Ah, our old friend desert rose...'
Click on the image below to launch part 1 of Alex Thomson's video blog.
Warning: contains strong language
'I shall hear the echo of her crying'
Click on the image below to launch part 2 of Alex Thomson's video blog.
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Four weeks after 9/11, forces swept into Afghanistan to oust the Taliban. War is over but bitter conflict rumbles on.
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