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IN PICTURES: Taliban forced back as UK troops build bridges in Helmand

Mortar firing

Troops fire a mortar [Picture: Sergeant Will Craig]

Flags in Garmsir

UK troops on patrol in Garmsir [Picture: Sergeant Will Craig]

Fixed bayonets

Preparing to clear a compound [Picture: Sergeant Will Craig]

Compound clearing

Preparing to clear a compound [Picture: Sergeant Will Craig]

Waiting to move

Waiting for clearance to move forward [Picture: Sergeant Will Craig]

Compound clearing

Clearing the compound [Picture: Sergeant Will Craig]

Bridge parts

Assembling the necessary parts of the bridge [Picture: Sergeant Will Craig]

Bridge construction

The bridge under construction [Picture: Sergeant Will Craig]

Bridge completed

The bridge is ready for use [Picture: Sergeant Will Craig]

Returning to camp

The bridge is up and the troops return to camp [Picture: Sergeant Will Craig]

IN PICTURES: Taliban forced back as UK troops build bridges in Helmand

For the first time since the Malaya Insurgency, British military engineers working in southern Afghanistan have built an assault bridge under combat conditions.
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