Our War: 10 years in Afghanistan E2 2/4

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3 part series marking the ten-year anniversary of the war in Afghanistan, telling the story of the conflict through the words and pictures of the young soldiers themselves

Episode 2 - The Invisible Enemy The plight of the first troops sent to Afghanistan's Helmand Province in 2006, focusing on how, three years later, improvised explosive devices had changed the war. Captain Alex Rawlins films his men from 1st Battalion, the Grenadier Guards, and captures events surrounding the loss of Private Jamie Janes, who stood on a landmine during a patrol. The programme shows how the 23-year-old guardsman's death became a turning point in the British public's awareness of the human cost of IEDs. Narrated by Shaun Dooley.

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News & Politics

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• Afghanistan war
• afghanistan
• afghan war
• war
• combat
• battle
• british army
• taliban
• military

[evrocks012]

these are the bravest men on the planet and they deserve more support

[M40A3VeNoMZz]

Thanks for these videos :)

[TeamKitoStaff]

*Bang!*

"Oh that was nice mate"

"Hit"

"That was nice."

"In the back aswell. Ain't pickin up nothin now is he"

XD

[MultiGgeorge]

lol the moral bored

[macfro0]

@shyynee thats just not the way the British Army works. Sandhurst produces the finest military Officers in the world and the no one in the army disagrees with its toughness, even an RSM understands (occasionally) that a 2Lt has gone through a lot to get his Commission. The system is designed to be like that for many reasons, too many to go into, and it works, just because someone is a 'toff', doesn't make them a bad leader.

[shyynee]

men like Doc's should be the platoon commanders not rich parents/boarding school toff's like Alex

[TheIceland2000]

Nice chaps, except their military leaders and politicians. I guess, the Afghan leaders are smarter than the guys the west can muster. It's a pity.

[ATLFrankie]

@nickshehan89 a mini flare

[tracekiran]

@evrocks012 What about the ones who they fight? Dont you think they r also brave? These men fight either for money or for 'the thrill'. But the real heroes are the ones who fight for what they believe in. their way of life. Their land. with zero compensation. It;s a pity that only the people with cams get noticed. But that's the truth.

[liitindedi]

14:07 Simon from yogscast

[nickshehan89]

what did the guy at the end do to his face?

All i could catch was " I hit meself with a ...."

I'm struggling with the accents :(

[agaichapter25]

good hard soldiers who represent the best of Britain...the British Army is obviously in good hands...pity those at the top dont understand that to keep cutting back is going to cause untold damage to the one of the best armies in the world. Proud has fuk of these men!!!!