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Julie Hayes in Afghanistan

Corporal Adam King, based at Lashkar Gah

Local soldiers in Afghanistan linked with home
North Yorkshire has important responsibilities in Afghanistan, but contributes so much more, reports JULIE HAYES, in a final dispatch after a week spent with the British Army.

Lance Corporal Leslie Hartland

"You're nervous at first, but I'd rather be here than in an office"

Sgt Adam Porter

Messages home

Cpl Julian McBride

Throwing stones - the battle for hearts and minds

Back, from left: Troopers Jason Robson from Bridlington, Mark Musgrave from York; Shaun Craine from Acomb; front: John Dawes from Middlesbrough and Jonny Birch from Leeds

Losing a comrade

A JOB TO DO: Sergeant David Tu rnbull, 31, who has been in Kandahar for three weeks

'The children seem to be coping. I probably cope worse than them'

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Thankless work

Buffalo, aka Bonecrusher

Night life

Troops return to camp

Beyond the wire

Hot morning sun

Camp life

The chapel at Camp Bastion

Faith and favours

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Dangerous Ground

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Bastion in the desert

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Defying expectations

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Touching down in Kandahar, Afghanistan

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