Helmand's long and difficult road

The military campaign in Afghanistan has now led to more British deaths than the war in Iraq. BBC defence correspondent Caroline Wyatt looks at the campaign so far.

British forces have been in Afghanistan since 2001, first in alliance with US forces on Operation Enduring Freedom in the aftermath of the 9/11 attacks.

Their aim was and is to destroy terrorist training camps and infrastructure within Afghanistan, and capture al-Qaeda leaders.

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