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The Welsh Cavalry: Last Tour of Afghanistan

Journalist Gareth Jones joins the Queens Dragoon Guards on their final tour of duty in Helmand Province, having followed the same group of soldiers over the last nine years.

For nine years BBC Wales journalist Gareth Jones has been following the Queens Dragoon Guards - The Welsh Cavalry - as they take on insurgents in Iraq and Afghanistan. He's been with the same small group of soldiers as they endure extreme conditions, get ambushed by the Taliban and lose comrades to roadside bombs. In this programme he's back with them for their final tour of duty in Helmand Province. Their job is to defend Camp Bastion in the months before final withdrawal. As he discovers, the Taliban are still intent on causing as many casualties and as much damage as possible before the British depart.

45 minutes

Last on

Mon 10 Nov 201422:35

Credits

RoleContributor
PresenterGareth Jones
Assistant ProducerAndrew Tait
ProducerGareth Jones
Camera OperatorAndrew Tait
DirectorGareth Jones
WriterGareth Jones

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  • Mon 10 Nov 201422:35

Blog: making the Last tour of Afghanistan

Blog: making the Last tour of Afghanistan

Journalist Gareth Jones on joining the regiment for their final tour in Helmand Province.