A guard at Governor Mangals complex in Lashkar Gah
An Afghan National Policeman in Khowshhal Kalay
An elder at a shura in Shaheed
A commander from the Afghan National Army out on patrol in Nad Ali
A patrol commander from the Afghan National Army on the radio to HQ
Some serious Afghan firepower - a Afghan National Army warrior with a RPG
Reloading a magazine after a fire fight with the taliban in Nad Ali
An Afghan farmer taking feed to his animals
A young Afghan National Army officer in a compound in Nad AliPictures: Major Paul Smyth