Afghanistan

My Scholarship entry - A 'place' I have visited

AFGHANISTAN | Sunday, 16 December 2012 | Views [592] | View Larger Image

The 84mm rocket launcher is a powerful weapon. The dust is kicked up as a result of the blast pressure created when pulling the trigger. Grown men are often reduced to giggling school girls the first time they fire a rocket

A US Blackhawk helicopter takes off, sending a cloud of dust towards excited soldiers capturing the event. For these men, this was their first taste of military deployment and of the dust of Oruzgan

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At a vehicle depot outside of the main base, a fuel tanker erupts in a massive ball of flame, sending thick black smoke across the sky. Whilst the explosion is believed to have been cause by an improvised explosive device (IED), it was more than likely a power struggle between two transport companies as opposed to an attack on coalition forces.

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My Scholarship entry - A 'place' I have visited

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