A soldier takes a break from the heat during a British military offensive in the town of Gorup-E-Shesh Kalay in Afghanistan.
A soldier from the Welsh Guards Battalion takes a break from the extreme heat, alongside a soldier from the Afghan Army, during British military offensive operation Tor Shadey in Gorup-E-Shesh Kalay town, Helmand Province, Afghanstan, August 15th 2009. The operation aimed to clear Taliban insurgents from the town and to set up a new police check point there, bringing more stability to the area. Credit: Susannah Ireland
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Location: Gorup-E-Shesh Kalay, Helmand Province, Afghanistan
Photo credit: © Susannah Ireland / Alamy / Afripics
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