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a member of c company 3 para, stops to assess the situation next to a wadi in musa quala. his troops had earlier cleared the area of enemy fighters. members of the helmand task force, which included troops from 3rd battalion the parachute regiment, 51 para squadron, royal engineers, royal irish regiment and d squadron household cavalry, took part . the operation, which was one of the largest to take place since british forces arrived in the region over 4 months ago, took place in the troubled town of musa quala, which is in the north of helmand province. the aim of the operation was to allow safe passage of afghan troops to a compound in the district centre of musa quala and then relieve danish troops who were leaving the compound. artillery assistance was provided by the 7th battalion royal house artillery and attack helicopters from 9 regiment army air corps. both were used extensively throughout the operation. this image was taken on operation herrick iv, the uk's deployment into helmand province of southern afghanistan. operation herrick iv has seen the development of the helmand task force in the province, which has seen the cross governmental provincial reconstruction team set up in lashkar gar, to help the afghan government build strong governmental institutions, security and create jobs.
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