British Troops Secure Helmand Province In Southern Afghanistan
LASHKAR GAH, AFGHANISTAN - MARCH 24: British soldiers drive past a field of poppies on March 24, 2006 near Lashkar Gah in Helmand province of southern Afghanistan. An advance team from the 1st Battalion of the Royal Gloustershire Berkshire and Wiltshire Light Infantry are surveying the region in advance of the Helmand Task Force - several thousand British troops that will battle Taliban rebels in the province. The Taliban are reportedly financing their operations by protecting the region's huge drug trade. (Photo by John Moore/Getty Images)