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Radio 4,22 Dec 2015,45 mins

UK military deployed in Afghanistan

The World Tonight

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We hear from an Afghan activist who says sending more foreign troops is not a solution. Why are transgender people more visible than ever before? We discuss gender identity. Picture: Royal Marines from 45 Commando on patrol in Sangin in the Helmand province of Afghanistan. Credit: Danny Lawson/PA Wire.

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